Ultracompact electroabsorption modulators based on tunable epsilon-near-zero-slot waveguides

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 735-740

  Lu, Zhaolin ^a   Zhao, Wangshi ^a   Shi, Kaifeng ^a  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Metamaterials; optoelectronic materials; silicon nanophotonics

Indexed keywords

EASY FABRICATION; MODULATION DEPTH; NANO SCALE; OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS; SINGLE MODE WAVEGUIDES; SLOT WAVEGUIDE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE; ULTRA HIGH SPEED;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METAMATERIALS; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

MODULATORS;

EID: 84861160658     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2197742     Document Type: Article

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