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Understanding the Dynamic and Static Extinction Ratios of Germanium Electro-Absorption Modulators
Introduction Germanium electro-absorption modulators (Ge EAMs) are promising candidates for energy-efficient and high-speed optical...
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Feb 7, 20253 min read
Enhancing Responsivity with the Franz-Keldysh Effect in Ge Strip Photodetectors
Introduction Germanium (Ge) is a key material for near-infrared photodetectors in silicon (Si) photonics due to its suitable bandgap for...
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Feb 6, 20253 min read
Silicon Photonic WDM Receiver with Ring Resonator Filters
Introduction With the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning services, the demand for high bandwidth in data center...
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Feb 5, 20254 min read
Few-GHz Repetition Rate Optical Frequency Combs in III-V/SiN Hybrid Lasers
Introduction Optical frequency combs (OFCs) are a rapidly developing area in photonics research, with applications ranging from molecular...
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Feb 4, 20253 min read
Bandwidth Enhancement in GeSn-on-Si Avalanche Photodiodes for High-Speed Short-Wave Infrared Detection
Introduction The demand for high-performance detectors capable of detecting weak light signals in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) region...
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Feb 3, 20254 min read
Optical Interconnects: The Path to 1 Tbps and Beyond
Introduction As data demands continue to increase exponentially, conventional electrical interconnects face fundamental limits in power...
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Jan 31, 20253 min read
Extended InGaAs Photodiode Integrated on SOI Waveguide Circuit for 2 μm Waveband
Introduction The short-wave infrared (SWIR) wavelength range from 2-2.5 μm holds great potential for sensing applications due to the...
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Jan 30, 20253 min read
High-Speed Low-Voltage Silicon Microring Modulator Driven by Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitor
Introduction Silicon microring modulators (Si-MRMs) are essential components in high-bandwidth optical interconnects. Traditional Si-MRMs...
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Jan 29, 20253 min read
Polarization-Diverse CWDM Silicon Photonic Receiver: A Tutorial
Introduction The exponential growth of data traffic in data centers, fueled by emerging data-hungry applications like machine learning...
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Jan 28, 20254 min read
A Record-Breaking 170 Gbaud On-Off-Keying Silicon Photonics Link
Introduction Silicon photonics (SiP) is a key enabling technology for future high-speed optical interconnects and communications systems....
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Jan 27, 20253 min read
Scaling Silicon Photonics-based Laser Doppler Vibrometry with Multi-Beam Frequency Shifters
Introduction Laser Doppler vibrometry (LDV) is a powerful technique for remotely detecting vibrations in diverse applications such as...
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Jan 24, 20254 min read
Compact Silicon-Lithium Niobate Photonic Crystal Modulator via Micro-Transfer Printing
Introduction Lithium niobate (LN) has long been a preferred material for electro-optic modulators due to its excellent Pockels effect and...
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Jan 23, 20253 min read
Polarization-Insensitive Tunable Silicon Photonic Optical Filters for High-Speed Data Centers
Introduction The exponential growth of data traffic has driven the widespread adoption of high-speed Dense Wavelength-Division...
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Jan 22, 20253 min read
Enabling Wafer-Level and Chip-Level Testing for Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits
Introduction Silicon photonic integrated circuits (Si PICs) have gained significant attention due to their potential for high-performance...
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Jan 21, 20253 min read
DSP- and DAC-Free Optical Transmitter Using Triple-Parallel MZMs
Introduction Recent data centers and high-performance computers require high-speed and low-power optical interconnects to support...
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Jan 21, 20253 min read
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