Author :
Freude, W. ; Alloatti, L. ; Melikyan, A. ; Palmer, R. ; Korn, D. ; Lindenmann, N. ; Vallaitis, T. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Li, J. ; Barklund, A. ; Dinu, R. ; Wieland, J. ; Fournier, M. ; Fedeli, J. ; Walheim, S. ; Leufke, P.M. ; Ulrich, S. ; Ye, J. ; Vincze, P.
Abstract :
Silicon represents a mature, affordable platform for fabricating electronic and optical signal processing devices. We discuss all-optical 170 Gbit/s switching, a 42 Gbit/s electro-optic modulator, and proof-of-concept results for a surface plasmon polariton absorption modulator.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; polaritons; silicon; surface plasmons; Si; all-optical switching; bit rate 170 Gbit/s; bit rate 42 Gbit/s; electro-optic modulator; electronic signal processing device; nonlinear optics; optical signal processing device; surface plasmon polariton absorption modulator; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Plasmons; Silicon; Strips;
