title: Analysis of plasmonic phase modulator with furan-thiophene chromatophore electro-optic polymer.
abstract: We analyzed two types of Mach-Zehnder plasmonic modulators on a silicon-on-insulator platform with a different furan-thiophene chromophore electro-optic polymer to compare to other reports. The metal-taper coupling structure and the metal-insulator-metal cross section in our design have been optimized based on the new material parameters. According to the simulation result, a modulator with a slot width of 50 nm and an on-off voltage of Vπ=20  V can be 21 μm long, leading to a total modulator loss of 15 dB, which is comparable to previously reported devices.
authors.forename: Naoya
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authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: Tomohiro
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authors.lastname: Amemiya
authors.forename: Kazuto
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authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Zhichen
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authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Chiyumi
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authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Toshiki
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authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Junichi
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authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yusuke
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authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
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authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Akira
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authors.lastname: Otomo
authors.forename: Shigehisa
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authors.lastname: Arai