• DocumentCode
    733272
  • Title

    Electro-optic effect in silicon nitride

  • Author

    Miller, Steven ; Lee, Yoon-Ho Daniel ; Cardenas, Jaime ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Lipson, Michal

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present the first demonstration of the electro-optic effect in Si3N4 by using a multislot waveguide structure. We measure the maximum EO coefficient of 8.31±5.6fm/V, and demonstrate EO modulation at 1GHz.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical effects; electro-optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; Si3N4; electro-optic coefficient; electro-optic effect; electro-optic modulation; frequency 1 GHz; multislot waveguide structure; Electric fields; Electrodes; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Frequency modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183709