• DocumentCode
    1959162
  • Title

    NEMS-based optical phase modulator fabricated on Silicon-On-Insulator

  • Author

    Van Acoleyen, Karel ; Roels, Joris ; Claes, Tom ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Baets, Roel

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    14-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    371
  • Lastpage
    373
  • Abstract
    We present a compact low-power optical phase modulator on Silicon-On-Insulator consisting of an under-etched slot waveguide. By applying a voltage of 15V across a 9μm long slot waveguide an optical phase change of 60° was observed.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; nanoelectromechanical devices; silicon-on-insulator; NEMS-based optical phase modulator; silicon-on-insulator; size 9 mum; under-etched slot waveguide; voltage 15 V; Integrated optics; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8338-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053820
  • Filename
    6053820