Sub-volt broadband hybrid plasmonic-vanadium dioxide switches

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作者
Joushaghani, Arash [1 ,2 ]
Kruger, Brett A. [1 ,2 ]
Paradis, Suzanne [3 ]
Alain, David [3 ]
Aitchison, J. Stewart [1 ,2 ]
Poon, Joyce K. S. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Inst Opt Sci, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada
[3] Def Res & Dev Canada Valcartier, Quebec City, PQ G3J 1X5, Canada
关键词
WAVE-GUIDE; MODULATOR; RESONATORS; TRANSITION; DRIVEN; VO2;
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10.1063/1.4790834
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The insulator-metal phase transition of a correlated-electron material, vanadium dioxide, is used to demonstrate electrically controlled, compact, broadband, and low voltage plasmonic switches. The devices are micron-scale in length and operate near a wavelength of 1550 nm. The switching bandwidths exceed 100 nm and 400 mV is sufficient to attain extinction ratios in excess of 20 dB. The results illustrate the promise of using phase transition materials for efficient and ultra-compact plasmonic switches and modulators. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4790834]
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