5 papers
DC-to-GHz Modulation In Microring Modulators Using Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystal-on-Silicon in a Foundry Photonic Process
Iman Taghavi, Alexander Tofini, Edward K. Leung +4
Silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) platforms exhibit exceptional electro-optic (EO) properties, including high-speed operation, low energy consumption, and compact footprints. However, t…
Fully-chromophoric ferroelectric nematics for electronic electro-optics
Xi Chen, Andrew Bradfield, Chirag Patel +7
Electronic electro-optic (EEO) phase modulation is a key emerging technology for the chip-scale inter-conversion of signals between the electronic and photonic domains. The recent…
Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystal-Based Silicon Photonic Modulator Demonstrated at 102 Gbit/s PAM-4
Li-Yuan Chiang, Gianlorenzo Masini, Rih-You Chen +5
We present the first demonstration of a hybrid integrated silicon and ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal modulator achieving 102~Gbit per second PAM-4 modulation. Operating withi…
GHz-rate optical phase shift in light matter interaction-engineered, silicon-ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
Iman Taghavi, Omid Esmaeeli, Sheri Jahan Chowdhury +10
Organic electro-optic materials have demonstrated promising performance in developing electro-optic phase shifters. Their integration with other silicon photonic processes, nanofab…
An active hydroelastic liquid crystal phase of a fluttering ferroelectric nematic
Xi Chen, Cory Pecinovsky, Eva Korblova +5
Polarization flutter, produced by an applied AC electric field drives an equilibrium ferroelectric nematic () liquid crystal (LC) through a transition into a dissipat…