Title :
Silicon photonic modulators based on epsilon-near-zero indium tin oxide materials
Author :
Hongwei Zhao ; Yu Wang ; Capretti, Antonio ; Dal Negro, Luca ; Klamkin, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose a compact silicon photonic modulator based on a slot waveguide with epsilon-near-zero indium tin oxide materials. The device demonstrates high extinction ratio and low insertion loss over a wide optical bandwidth.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical losses; optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon; ITO; Si; compact photonic modulator; epsilon-near-zero indium tin oxide materials; extinction ratio; insertion loss; optical bandwidth; silicon photonic modulators; slot waveguide; Indium tin oxide; Insertion loss; Modulation; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Permittivity; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995380
