Nonlinear polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide modulator with a half wave voltage of 0.25 V

Tom Baehr-Jones; Boyan Penkov; Jingqing Huang; Phil Sullivan; Joshua Davies; Jocelyn Takayesu; Jingdong Luo; Tae-Dong Kim; Larry Dalton; Alex Jen; Michael Hochberg; Axel Scherer

doi:10.1063/1.2909656

Author(s)

Tom Baehr-Jones
Boyan Penkov
Jingqing Huang
Phil Sullivan
Joshua Davies
Jocelyn Takayesu
Tae-Dong Kim
Larry Dalton
Michael Hochberg
Axel Scherer

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Article number	163303
Journal / Publication	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	16
Online published	21 Apr 2008
Publication status	Published - 21 Apr 2008
Externally published	Yes

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2909656 Final Published version
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Abstract

We report on an electro-optic modulator fabricated from a silicon slot waveguide and clad in a nonlinear polymer. In this geometry, the electrodes form parts of the waveguide, and the modulator driving voltage drops across a 120 nm slot. As a result, a half wave voltage of 0.25 V is achieved near 1550 nm. This is one of the lowest values for any modulator obtained to date. As the nonlinear polymers are extremely resistive, our device also has the advantage of drawing almost no current, suggesting this type of modulator could operate at exceedingly low power.

Citation Format(s)

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Nonlinear polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide modulator with a half wave voltage of 0.25 V. / Baehr-Jones, Tom; Penkov, Boyan; Huang, Jingqing et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 16, 163303, 21.04.2008.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

Baehr-Jones, T, Penkov, B, Huang, J, Sullivan, P, Davies, J, Takayesu, J, Luo, J, Kim, T-D, Dalton, L, Jen, A, Hochberg, M & Scherer, A 2008, 'Nonlinear polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide modulator with a half wave voltage of 0.25 V', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92, no. 16, 163303. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2909656

Baehr-Jones, T., Penkov, B., Huang, J., Sullivan, P., Davies, J., Takayesu, J., Luo, J., Kim, T.-D., Dalton, L., Jen, A., Hochberg, M., & Scherer, A. (2008). Nonlinear polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide modulator with a half wave voltage of 0.25 V. Applied Physics Letters, 92(16), Article 163303. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2909656

Baehr-Jones T, Penkov B, Huang J, Sullivan P, Davies J, Takayesu J et al. Nonlinear polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide modulator with a half wave voltage of 0.25 V. Applied Physics Letters. 2008 Apr 21;92(16):163303. Epub 2008 Apr 21. doi: 10.1063/1.2909656

Baehr-Jones, Tom ; Penkov, Boyan ; Huang, Jingqing et al. / Nonlinear polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide modulator with a half wave voltage of 0.25 V. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2008 ; Vol. 92, No. 16.