Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform

The advancement in material platforms exhibiting strong and robust electro-optic effects is crucial for further progress in developing highly efficient and miniaturized optoelectronic components with low power consumption for modern optical communication systems. In this work, we investigate thin-fi...

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Main Authors: Yezekyan Torgom, Thomaschewski Martin, Thrane Paul Conrad Vaagen, Bozhevolnyi Sergey I.
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Published: De Gruyter 2024-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0039
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author Yezekyan Torgom
Thomaschewski Martin
Thrane Paul Conrad Vaagen
Bozhevolnyi Sergey I.
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description The advancement in material platforms exhibiting strong and robust electro-optic effects is crucial for further progress in developing highly efficient and miniaturized optoelectronic components with low power consumption for modern optical communication systems. In this work, we investigate thin-film lead zirconate titanate (PZT) substrates grown by a chemical solution deposition technique as a potential platform for on-chip plasmonic electro-optic modulators. A high modulation depth (>40 %) is achieved with 15 μm-long electro-optic directional coupler modulators. An unusual cutoff in the modulation frequency response at ∼200 kHz is observed and further studied with respect to possible reorientation effects. Second-harmonic generation signals are found influenced by the externally applied electric field, indicating that the domain reorientation effect can be responsible for the unusual frequency response observed.
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spelling doaj-art-9b5b7068c35945f183e9903b65e0e6792025-08-20T02:49:30ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142024-03-0113183591359810.1515/nanoph-2024-0039Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platformYezekyan Torgom0Thomaschewski Martin1Thrane Paul Conrad Vaagen2Bozhevolnyi Sergey I.3Center for Nano Optics, 6174University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Applied Physics and Materials Science, 6469California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USACenter for Nano Optics, 6174University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkCenter for Nano Optics, 6174University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkThe advancement in material platforms exhibiting strong and robust electro-optic effects is crucial for further progress in developing highly efficient and miniaturized optoelectronic components with low power consumption for modern optical communication systems. In this work, we investigate thin-film lead zirconate titanate (PZT) substrates grown by a chemical solution deposition technique as a potential platform for on-chip plasmonic electro-optic modulators. A high modulation depth (>40 %) is achieved with 15 μm-long electro-optic directional coupler modulators. An unusual cutoff in the modulation frequency response at ∼200 kHz is observed and further studied with respect to possible reorientation effects. Second-harmonic generation signals are found influenced by the externally applied electric field, indicating that the domain reorientation effect can be responsible for the unusual frequency response observed.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0039electro-optic modulatorspztplasmonic modulators
spellingShingle Yezekyan Torgom
Thomaschewski Martin
Thrane Paul Conrad Vaagen
Bozhevolnyi Sergey I.
Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
Nanophotonics
electro-optic modulators
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plasmonic modulators
title Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
title_full Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
title_fullStr Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
title_full_unstemmed Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
title_short Plasmonic electro-optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
title_sort plasmonic electro optic modulators on lead zirconate titanate platform
topic electro-optic modulators
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plasmonic modulators
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0039
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