C. Porret, S. Srinivasan, S. Balakrishnan, P. Verheyen, P. Favia, H. Bender, P. Ong, R. Loo, J. Van Campenhout, M. Pantouvaki
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O-band GeSi quantum-confined Stark effect electro-absorption modulator integrated in a 220nm silicon photonics platform
We report on a waveguide-coupled quantum-confined Stark effect (QCSE) electro-absorption modulator integrated in a 220nm Si photonics platform and operating in 1335-1365nm wavelength range. The device is based on a strain -balanced GeSi quantum well / barrier stack grown on an ultra-thin strain-relaxed buffer. The stack is only 450nm thick, facilitating optical coupling to sub-micron Si waveguides. An extinction ratio up to 8dB is achieved in a $40\mu \mathrm{m}$ long device for a 1 Vpp drive voltage, demonstrating the potential of this modulator for low-power optical interconnect applications.