100 Gbit/s NRZ Data Modulation in Plasmonic Racetrack Modulators on the Silicon Photonic Platform

Low power broadband plasmonic silicon-photonic racetrack modulators are introduced. 100 Gbit/s NRZ-OOK and 100 Gbit/s 4-PAM direct detection is demonstrated. The devices feature a bandwidth of 50 GHz, operate with 1.3 V
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and are of interest because of the low on-chip loss characteristics.