Electro-optic modulation in a sub-wavelength gap-plasmon guide
Optics
2010-03-03 v1
Abstract
We show efficient electro-optic modulation in a subwavelength gap-plasmon waveguide (GPW) formed by an electro-optic polymer with metal coatings. The proposed device is studied in the attenuated total reflection and end-fire configurations. In dealing with the end-fire configuration we used a taper from a micron sized guide to the GPW. The structure is shown to exhibit large phase accumulation over short distances, controllable by the applied modulating voltage.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1003.0497,
title = {Electro-optic modulation in a sub-wavelength gap-plasmon guide},
author = {Subimal Deb and K. Sarat Kumar and P. Anantha Lakshmi and S. Dutta Gupta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.0497},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
9 pages, 6 figures