Low-Power Thermo-Optic Silicon Modulator Geometrically Optimized for Photonic Integrated Circuits

摘要

We demonstrate geometrically-optimized thermo-optic phase modulator structures to achieve low power consumption, low loss, and compact formfactor. One such optimized design consumes 1.67 mW for π phase modulation with 0.98 dB optical loss in 0.0057 mm² footprint.