Title :
Latching plasmonic switch with high extinction ratio
Author :
Hoessbacher, Claudia ; Fedoryshyn, Yuriy ; Emboras, Alexandros ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Melikyan, Argishti ; Kohl, Michael ; Sommer, Martin ; Hafner, Christian ; Leuthold, Juerg
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electromagn. Fields (IFH), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a plasmonic latching switch (5 μm long) at 1550 nm with a 6 dB extinction ratio. It exploits the reversible formation of conducting nanofilaments in a plasmonic waveguide. It maintains its state without any power consumption.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; plasmonics; Au-SiO2-ITO; SiO2 insulator; conducting nanofilaments; electro-optical measurements; high extinction ratio; plasmonic latching switch; plasmonic waveguide; reversible formation; size 5 mum; wavelength 1550 nm; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
