4 papers
High-efficiency graphene-silicon slot-waveguide microring modulator at 1.5 μm and 2 μm wavelength bands
Chao Luan, Deming Kong, Yong Liu +2
Electro-optic (E/O) modulators are crucial for optical communication but face a trade-off between modulation bandwidth and efficiency. A small footprint could reduce the capacitanc…
Wideband integrated high-speed graphene-silicon slot-waveguide electro-absorption modulator at 2 μm and 1.5 μm wavebands
Chao Luan, Deming Kong, Yunhong Ding +1
The 2-μm waveband, emerging as a highly promising candidate for optical communication, offers an extended wavelength window for high-speed optical transmission. Despite its potent…
Demonstration and Non-volatile Trimming of a Highly-Parallel, High-Capacity Silicon Microdisk Transmitter
Chao Luan, Alex Sludds, Chao Li +3
Optical interconnects are the most promising solution to address the data-movement bottleneck in data centers. Silicon microdisks, benefiting from their compact footprint, low ener…
Single-Shot Matrix-Matrix Multiplication Optical Tensor Processor for Deep Learning
Chao Luan, Ronald Davis, Zaijun Chen +2
The ever-increasing data demand craves advancements in high-speed and energy-efficient computing hardware. Analog optical neural network (ONN) processors have emerged as a promisin…