Monolithic high-speed transmitter enabled by BiCMOS-plasmonic platform

A monolithic BiCMOS-plasmonic transmitter offering 120 GBd NRZ-OOK is demonstrated. The chip comprises an electronic-photonic layer stack. The SiGe BiCMOS electrical layers offer PRBS generation and 4:1 power multiplexing, while the plasmonic layer offers electro-optical modulation at highest speed.