56Gb/s ring modulator on a 300mm silicon photonics platform

We present a compact low-voltage high-speed silicon ring modulator fabricated in a 300mm CMOS platform. 56Gb/s modulation is demonstrated with 4dB dynamic extinction ratio using 2.5Vpp drive swing.

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