Abstract
We analytically derive the energy-bandwidth limit for electro-optic modulators based on intra-cavity index modulation, and propose a dual cavity modulator using coupling modulation to simultaneously achieve high bandwidth (80 GHz) and ultra-low energy-per-bit (0.26 aJ).
© 2013 Optical Society of America
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