abstract

• A phase shift electro-optic semiconductor structure that features a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) is numerically analyzed. The interferometer structure considers a highly-doped Si-based waveguide that can control the phase shift by varying the refractive index through the carrier concentration while applying a control voltage. To analyze the structure, Kramers-Kronig dispersion relations, the effective index method and the Drude model are implemented within a finite element software. As a result, for an optical waveguide structure with a 9 mm length and 10 V, it is possible to obtain a phase shift by Df ¼ p that allows, at the output of the MZI, total interference that is required to modulate an optical communication link. © 2022 University of Kerbala.

authors

• Bello Jimenez Miguel Ángel
• Garcia Ramirez M.A.
• García Barrientos Abel

publication date

• 2022-01-01

published in

• Karbala International Journal of Modern Science  Journal

keywords

• Drude model; Electro-optical devices; Integrated optic devices; Kramers-kronig relationships; Modulators; Optoelectronics; Semiconductors

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.33640/2405-609X.3224

PubMed ID

start page

• 206

end page

• 212

volume

• 8

issue

• 2