In this brief review, nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores widely used in electro-optic (EO)
devices are summarized according to their EO coefficients. The advances of EO modulators …

Chip-scale integration of electronics and photonics is recognized as important to the future
of information technology, as is the exploitation of the best properties of electronics …

The performance of highly nonlinear organic electro-optic (EO) materials incorporated into
nanoscale slots is examined. It is shown that EO coefficients as large as 190 pm/V can be …

In recent decades, much research effort has been invested in the development of photonic
integrated circuits, and silicon-on-insulator technology has been established as a reliable …

Silicon photonics offers tremendous potential for inexpensive high-yield photonic-electronic
integration. Besides conventional dielectric waveguides, plasmonic structures can also be …

Organic materials combined with strongly guiding silicon waveguides open the route to
highly efficient electro-optical devices. Modulators based on the so-called silicon-organic …

Electro-optic modulators for high-speed on-off keying (OOK) are key components of short-
and medium-reach interconnects in data-center networks. Small footprint, cost-efficient large …

We report on the hybrid integration of silicon-on-insulator slot waveguides with organic
electro-optic materials. We investigate and compare a polymer composite, a dendron-based …

Advanced modulation formats call for suitable IQ modulators. Using the silicon-on-insulator
(SOI) platform we exploit the linear electro-optic effect by functionalizing a photonic …

This chapter deals with the basic concept of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) slot waveguides,
including slot waveguide theory, fabrication steps, and applications. First, in the theory …