Gigahertz free-space electro-optic modulators based on Mie resonances

Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus; Sydney Mason; Maryna L. Meretska; Delwin L. Elder; Dmitry Kazakov; Amirhassan Shams-Ansari; Larry R. Dalton; Federico Capasso

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30451-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Gigahertz free-space electro-optic modulators based on Mie resonances

Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus,
Sydney Mason,
Maryna L. Meretska,
Delwin L. Elder,
Dmitry Kazakov,
Amirhassan Shams-Ansari,
Larry R. Dalton,
Federico Capasso

Affiliations

Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Sydney Mason: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Maryna L. Meretska: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Delwin L. Elder: Department of Chemistry, University of WAshington
Dmitry Kazakov: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Amirhassan Shams-Ansari: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Larry R. Dalton: Department of Chemistry, University of WAshington
Federico Capasso: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30451-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Active photonics in free space is important in computing, imaging and sensing. Here, hybrid silicon-organic nanoscale structures change the intensity of a free-space light beam by applied microwave signals at gigahertz speeds with a high efficiency.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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