YQI Colloquium - Michal Lipson, Columbia University, “Graphene for next generation silicon photonics”

Event time: 
Friday, May 12, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: 
Yale Quantum Institute (YQI), YQI Seminar Room See map
17 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven 06511
(Location is wheelchair accessible)
Event description: 

We show that graphene can provide electro-optic properties to traditionally passive optical materials and enable efficient integrated active nanophotonic devices. We show devices with GHz absorption modulation based on ring resonators. We also report the first experimental demonstration of a graphene electro-refractive modulator with VπL of 0.14 Vcm, and minimal absorption modulation based on graphene capacitor integrated on Si3N4 with embedded high-K and high breakdown dielectric.