30 Gb/s NRZ Transmission with Lumped-Element Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulator

This work presents the experimental characterization of a compact non-traveling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator fabricated in a standard foundry process. Non-return-to-zero modulation was validated till 30 Gb/s by BER measurements and 13.2 GHz-6-dBe electro-optic bandwidth was measured under single-arm driving.