Theoretical investigation of ultracompact and athermal Si electro-optic modulator based on Cu-TiO2-Si hybrid plasmonic donut resonator

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 12699-12712

  Zhu, Shiyang ^a   Lo, G Q ^a   Kwong, D L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MODULATORS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PLASMONS; RESONATORS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WAVEGUIDES;

ACCUMULATION LAYERS; EFFECTIVE MODAL INDEX; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; OPTICAL FIELD INTENSITY; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; TELECOM WAVELENGTHS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS;

SILICON;

COPPER; SILICON; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; COPPER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MINIATURIZATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SILICON; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84878564387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.012699     Document Type: Article

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