Title :
A surface plasmon polariton absorption modulator
Author :
Melikyan, Argishti ; Vallaitis, Thomas ; Lindenmann, Nicole ; Schimmel, Thomas ; Freude, Wolfgang ; Leuthold, Juerg
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
A new compact electrically controlled surface plasmon polariton (SPP) absorption modulator operating at communication wavelengths is introduced. The modulator is controlled by changing the free carrier density and thereby the propagation loss of the SPP.
Keywords :
Absorption; Charge carrier density; Dielectrics; Frequency; Indium tin oxide; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Propagation constant; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
