This paper presents a circuit-level programmable modulator design that addresses these challenges. The proposed modulator can generate both intensity and phase modulation, optimizing performance without altering the underlying design or constraining platform limitations. We explain and demonstrate the principle with both carrier depletion-based. Abstract: The design and characterization of a slow-wave series push-pull traveling wave silicon photonic modulator is presented. Open eye. In operation, the primary benefits of the silicon ring modulator, also referred to as a micro-ring modulator (MRM) due to the devices' small scale, are its small footprint, low power consumption, and narrow wavelength selectivity.