title: Performance of electro-optical plasmonic ring resonators at telecom wavelengths.
abstract: In this work we report on the characteristics of an electro-optical dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguide ring resonator. By doping the dielectric host matrix with an electro-optical material and designing an appropriate set of planar electrodes, we measured a 16% relative change of transmission upon application of a controlled electric field. We have analyzed the temporal response of the device and conclude that electrostriction of the host matrix is playing a dominating role in the transmission response.
authors.affiliation: ICFO-Institut de Ciences Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, Castelldefels, Barcelona, 08860, Spain.
authors.forename: Sukanya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lachèze
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renger
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouhelier
authors.forename: Roch Espiau
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: de Lamaestre
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dereux
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quidant
mesh_terms: D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D055096:Optical Devices; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*