Multi-scale theory-assisted nano-engineering of plasmonic-organic hybrid electro-optic device performance

Elder, Delwin L.; Johnson, Lewis E.; Tillack, Andreas F.; Robinson, Bruce H.; Haffner, Christian; Heni, Wolfgang; Hoessbacher, Claudia; Fedoryshyn, Yuriy; Salamin, Yannick; Baeuerle, Benedikt; Josten, Arne; Ayata, Masafumi; Koch, Ueli; Leuthold, Juerg; Dalton, Larry R.

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“…For introductory material related to nonlinear optics and theoretical/experimental methods, the reader is referred elsewhere. ,− An overview of the workflow for multiscale theory-guided improvement of second order NLO materials is illustrated in the accompanying Figure .…”

Section: Theory-guided Improvement In Oeo Materialsmentioning

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“…In 1999, theoretical guidance for the improvement of molecular first hyperpolarizability involved the use of early density functional theory (DFT) together with traditional wave function-based methods. ,,− Since that time, the use of improved DFT functionals, treatment of dielectric and frequency efforts, and treatment of chromophore aggregation effects have led to greatly improved prediction of linear and nonlinear optical properties. ,,,,,− An example of the importance of dielectric effects is shown in Figure .…”

Section: Theory-guided Improvement In Oeo Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The synthesis of OEO chromophores and the processing of OEO materials has been reviewed at length elsewhere and will not be repeated here. ,,,,− ,− ,,,− …”

Section: Auxiliary Properties Materials Characterization and Syntheti...mentioning

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Organic Electro-Optics and Optical Rectification: From Mesoscale to Nanoscale Hybrid Devices and Chip-Scale Integration of Electronics and Photonics

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The performance of electro-optic devices based on organic second order NLO materials has been improved by orders of magnitude through theory-guided improvement in the electrooptic activity and other relevant properties of organic materials and by field compression of radio frequency (RF) and optical fields associated with the transition from microscale/mesoscale devices to silicon−organic hybrid (SOH) and plasmonic−organic hybrid (POH) devices with nanoscopic dimensions. This paradigm shift in organic electro-optic R&D has led to many performance improvements, including record performance for voltage-length performance of less than 50 V-μm, energy consumption of less than 70 attojoules/bit, bandwidths of greater than 500 gigahertz (GHz), and device footprints of less than 20 μm 2 . Another consequence of improving electro-optic performance is the corresponding improvement of the converse second order nonlinear optical property of optical rectification (transparent photodetection). Theory has permitted identification of optimum optical nonlinearity/transparency values and dipole moments for newly developed chromophores, which have led, in turn, to state-of-the-art materials and device performance.

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