Plasmonic monolithic lithium niobate directional coupler switches

Lithium niobate is essential for electro-optic modulation, however, combining it with the attractive features of plasmonics is largely unexplored. Here, the authors demonstrate ultra-compact electrooptic switching with low voltage-length product, fast nonlinear response and low capacitance.

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Main Authors: Martin Thomaschewski, Vladimir A. Zenin, Christian Wolff, Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cd444d9c69b042488466dc64ee75fef8
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Summary:Lithium niobate is essential for electro-optic modulation, however, combining it with the attractive features of plasmonics is largely unexplored. Here, the authors demonstrate ultra-compact electrooptic switching with low voltage-length product, fast nonlinear response and low capacitance.