Title :
Electrically Controlled Plasmonic Switches and Modulators
Author :
Emboras, Alexandros ; Hoessbacher, Claudia ; Haffner, Christian ; Heni, Wolfgang ; Koch, Ueli ; Ping Ma ; Fedoryshyn, Yuriy ; Niegemann, Jens ; Hafner, Christian ; Leuthold, Jurg
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electromagn. Fields, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Plasmonic modulators and switches have recently attracted considerable attention because they offer ultracompact size, high bandwidths, and potentially low-power consumption. In this paper, we review and compare the current state of the art of plasmonic switches and discuss the various physical phenomena that are used to perform efficient switching. More precisely, we discuss plasmonic devices based on the thermal effect, the free carrier dispersion effect, the Pockels effect, phase change materials and switching caused by electrochemical metallization.
Keywords :
Pockels effect; electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; electrochemistry; phase change materials; plasmonics; reviews; thermo-optical devices; Pockels effect; electrically controlled plasmonic modulators; electrically controlled plasmonic switches; electrochemical metallization; free carrier dispersion effect; phase change materials; plasmonic devices; review; thermal effect; Metals; Modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon; Electrochemical Metallization; Integrated photonics; Phase change Effect; Pockels effect; electrochemical metallization; free carrier dispersion; phase change effect; plasmonic switches; thermo-plasmonic;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2382293
