Title :
Nanophotonic modulator with bismuth ferrite as low-loss switchable material
Author :
Babicheva, Viktoriia E. ; Zhukovsky, Sergei V. ; Lavrinenko, Andrei V.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We propose a nanophotonic waveguide modulator with bismuth ferrite as a tunable material. Due to near-zero losses in bismuth ferrite, modulation with up to 20 dB/μm extinction ratio and 12 μm propagation length is achieved.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; extinction coefficients; iron compounds; nanophotonics; optical materials; optical modulation; optical switches; optical waveguides; BiFeO3; bismuth ferrite; extinction ratio; low-loss switchable material; nanophotonic waveguide modulator; near-zero losses; Bismuth; Modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
