Title :
CMOS compatible ultra-compact modulator
Author :
Babicheva, Viktoriia E. ; Kinsey, Nathaniel ; Naik, Gururaj V. ; Ferrera, Marcello ; Lavrinenko, Andrei V. ; Shalaev, Vladimir M. ; Boltasseva, Alexandra
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A planar layout for an ultra-compact plasmonic modulator is proposed and numerically investigated. Our device utilizes potentially CMOS compatible materials and can achieve 3-dB modulation in just 65nm and insertion loss <;1dB at telecommunication wavelengths.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical losses; optical modulation; plasmonics; CMOS compatible materials; insertion loss; modulation; telecommunication wavelengths; ultra-compact plasmonic modulator; Educational institutions; Erbium; Materials; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
