Title :
Low-voltage integrated broadband hybrid VO2-surface plasmon polariton switches
Author :
Joushaghani, Arash ; Kruger, B.A. ; Paradis, Suzanne ; Alain, David ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Poon, Joyce K. S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The metal-insulator phase transition of vanadium dioxide is used for efficient plasmonic switches. We report on 5-15μm long devices with bandwidths >100nm near λ=1550nm and extinction ratios of 10-25dB with applied voltages of 400mV.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; low-power electronics; metal-insulator transition; optical materials; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; vanadium compounds; VO2; extinction ratios; low-voltage integrated broadband hybrid VO2-surface plasmon polariton switches; metal-insulator phase transition; plasmonic switches; size 5 mum to 15 mum; vanadium dioxide; voltage 400 mV; wavelength 1550 nm; Erbium; Gratings; Heating; Optical films; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
