Abstract
Synergistic design of a CMOS driver and a depletion type Si MZM has been illustrated from circuit level design to real chip tape-out. The compact wire-bonded transmitter achieves 1.5pJ/bit power efficiency at 22Gb/s, provided 3.0dB extinction raio is maintained.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2018 European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2018 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Volume | 2018-September |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538648629 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Nov 2018 |
Event | 2018 European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2018 - Rome, Italy Duration: 23 Sept 2018 → 27 Sept 2018 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Rome |
Period | 23/09/18 → 27/09/18 |
Funding
G.T.Reed is a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award holder and is grateful to both the Royal Society and the Wolfson Foundation for funding the award. D.J.Thomson acknowledges funding from the Royal Society for his University Research Fellowship. This work is supported by EPSRC Programme Grant (EP/L00044X/1).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials