Title :
Organic electro-optic materials and devices: Molecular engineering driving device performance and technology innovation
Author :
Norwood, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Electro-optic polymers have developed dramatically, with commercially available materials exhibiting EO coefficients > 250pm/V with excellent stability. This has resulted in low voltage (<; 1V), ultrahigh bandwidth EO modulators and integration with silicon photonics is emerging.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical polymers; silicon; Si; electro-optic polymers; molecular engineering driving device performance; organic electro-optic devices; organic electro-optic materials; silicon photonics; stability; technology innovation; ultrahigh bandwidth EO modulators; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
