Title :
Silicon Based Photonic Crystal Electro-optic Modulator Utilizing the Plasma Dispersion Effect
Author :
Hodson, T. ; Miao, B. ; Chen, C. ; Sharkawy, A. ; Prather, D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Delaware, Newark
Abstract :
We present developments in the design and fabrication of a photonic crystal based electro-optic modulator which operates using the plasma dispersion effect of free carriers injected from a PIN diode.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; p-i-n diodes; photonic crystals; plasma transport processes; PIN diode; electro-optic modulator; photonic crystals; plasma dispersion effect; Dispersion; Electrooptic modulators; Lattices; Modulation coding; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Photonic crystals; Plasmas; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452748
