Direct Observation of DC Kerr Electro-Optic Modulation using Silicon Nanocrystals

Liang Cao,Abdelsalam A. Aboketaf,Karthik Narayanan,Ali W. Elshaari,Stacy Kowsz,Eugene Freeman,Steven McDermott,Stefan F. Preble,Justin R. Bickford,Neal K. Bambha

Direct Observation of DC Kerr Electro-Optic Modulation using Silicon Nanocrystals

2012

Liang Cao
Abdelsalam A. Aboketaf
Karthik Narayanan
Ali W. Elshaari
Stacy Kowsz
Eugene Freeman
Steven McDermott
Stefan F. Preble
Justin R. Bickford
Neal K. Bambha

Here we report direct observation of DC Kerr electro-optic modulation using silicon nanocrystals. The enhanced DC Kerr effect could enable ultrafast CMOS compatible electro-optic modulators.

Keywords:

Ultrashort pulse
Kerr effect
Pockels effect
Surface plasmon resonance
Refractive index
CMOS
Modulation
Optics
Silicon
Materials science
direct observation
silicon nanocrystals
Optoelectronics

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