Researchers have demonstrated a compact, high-speed, surface-plasmon phase modulator that operates at telecommunication wavelengths over a wide range of operational conditions. It has the potential to boost the speed of future miniaturized integrated circuits.
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Shih, MH. Small and fast plasmonic modulator. Nature Photon 8, 171–172 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2014.41
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