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A compact and high-speed plasmonic slot waveguide coupled with photonic waveguide based 2x2 electro-optic switch
Aditya Arya,
Published in SPIE
2016
Volume: 9750
   
Abstract
We report an electro-optic switch at 1.55 μm wavelength based on Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) in which, the MZI arms and the input-output 3-dB couplers are designed using plasmonic and photonic waveguides re- spectively. More than 90% photons are successfully converted into surface plasmons through tapering the both photonic as well as plasmonic waveguide. The plasmonic and photonic mode profiles, interaction between plas- monic and RF fields, confinement of plasmonic field in plasmonic waveguide, and trade-off between loss and confinement are thoroughly examined before the combined optical and electrical simulation of the switch. The switching voltage is less than 6 Volts, the MZI arm length is only 15 μm, the crosstalk is less than -35 dB, and the maximum switching speed is 11.55 ps. The footprint of the switch is only 290x50 μm2. © 2016 SPIE.
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JournalData powered by TypesetProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherData powered by TypesetSPIE
ISSN0277786X
Open AccessNo
Concepts (18)
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    Economic and social effects
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    Electrooptical devices
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    Integrated optics
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    Interferometers
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    Light
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    MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS
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    Optical waveguides
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    Photons
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    Waveguides
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    Electrical simulation
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    ELECTRO-OPTIC SWITCH
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    MACHZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS (MZI)
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    PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDES
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    PHOTONIC WIRE WAVEGUIDES
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    PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES
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    POLARITONS
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    SLOT WAVEGUIDE
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    Plasmons