Figure 5: Ultrafast nanoresonator device operation.
From: Nanophotonic integrated circuits from nanoresonators grown on silicon
(a) Nanoresonator-based emitters can be directly modulated at 2.5 Gbit s−1. From top to bottom, the traces show light output for modulation patterns 10001000, 10101010 and 11001000, respectively. (b) Meanwhile, devices used as photodetectors can demonstrate clear large signal responses up to 4.6 GHz when averaged. (c) Without averaging, APDs have detected 1 Gbit s−1 signals (bit pattern ‘1100100’) with a Q factor of 2.8, demonstrating potential for receiving data real-time.
