Title :
Wideband electromagnetic wave sensing using electro-optic polymer infiltrated silicon slot photonic crystal waveguide
Author :
Xingyu Zhang ; Hosseini, Amir ; Subbaraman, Harish ; Shiyi Wang ; Qiwen Zhan ; Jingdong Luo ; Jen, Alex K.-Y ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an integrated photonic electromagnetic field sensor based on an electrooptic polymer refilled slot photonic crystal waveguide modulator driven by a bowtie-antenna. The minimum detectable electric field is measured to be 2.5V/m at 8.4GHz.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; optical sensors; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; bowtie-antenna; electric field; electro-optic polymer infiltrated silicon slot photonic crystal waveguide; electrooptic polymer refilled slot photonic crystal waveguide modulator; frequency 8.4 GHz; integrated photonic electromagnetic field sensor; wideband electromagnetic wave sensing; Antenna measurements; Broadband antennas; Electric fields; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
