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We demonstrate a 10Gb/s Graphene Phase Modulator (GPM) integrated in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer configuration. This is a compact device, with a phase-shifter length of only 300$\mu$m, and 35dB extinction ratio. The GPM has modulation…
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We report the development of the frequency-modulation (FM) method for measuring electron spin resonance (ESR) absorption in the 210-420 GHz frequency range. We demonstrate that using a high-frequency ESR spectrometer without resonating…
Heterogeneous integration of gain and strongly nonlinear materials with ultra-low-loss silicon nitride (SiN) photonics offers a route to scalable quantum circuits, but concurrent wafer-scale manufacturability, low interlayer loss, and high…
Phase-change materials (PCMs) have emerged as promising active elements in silicon (Si) photonic systems. In this work, we design, fabricate, and characterize a hybrid Si-PCM optical modulator. By integrating vanadium dioxide (a PCM) within…
Electro-optic modulators transform electronic signals into the optical domain and are critical components in modern telecommunication networks, RF photonics, and emerging applications in quantum photonics and beam steering. All these…
Optical isolators, while commonplace in bulk- and fiber-optic systems, remain a key missing component in integrated photonic systems. Isolation using magneto-optic effects has been difficult to implement due to fabrication restraints,…
We have studied microwave response of a high-mobility two-dimensional electron system (2DES) contacted by two side electrodes. Using kinetic inductance of the 2DES and inter-electrode capacitance, we have constructed a subwavelength 2D…
Here we discuss the physics of electro-optic modulators deploying 2D materials. We include a scaling laws analysis showing how energy-efficiency and speed change for three underlying cavity systems as a function of critical device length…