Title :
Small footprint Nano-Mechanical Plasmonic Phase Modulators
Author :
Aksyuk, V.A. ; Dennis, B.S. ; Haftel, M.I. ; Czaplewski, D.A. ; Lopez, D. ; Blumberg, G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
The authors´ recent Nature Photonics article titled “Compact Nano-Mechanical Plasmonic Phase Modulators” [1] is reviewed which reports a new phase modulation principle with experimental demonstration of a 23 μm long non-resonant modulator having 1.5 π rad range with 1.7 dB excess loss at 780 nm. Analysis showed that by decreasing all dimensions, a low loss, ultra-compact π rad phase modulator is possible. Application of this type of nano-mechanical modulator in a miniature 2 × 2 switch is suggested and an optical design numerically validated. The footprint of the switch is 0.5 μm × 2.5 μm.
Keywords :
nanomechanics; nanophotonics; optical modulation; optical switches; phase modulation; compact nano-mechanical plasmonic phase modulators; miniature 2 x 2 switch; optical design; size 23 mum; small footprint nano-mechanical plasmonic phase modulators; switch footprint; ultra-compact π rad phase modulator; wavelength 780 nm; Laser beams; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Plasmons; Mach-Zehnder; Plasmonics; nanomechanical; phase modulator; photonic switch;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
DOI :
10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7180897
