Silicon photonics is a powerful platform, offering efficient mass production of photonic circuitry at high yield and low cost. Silicon as an optical material, however, falls short of certain properties that are indispensable for high-performance optical devices. In this talk, we will give an overview on our research in the field of silicon photonic hybrid (SOH) electro-optic modulators. The SOH concept combines advanced silicon photonic circuitry with highly efficient organic electro-optic cladding materials, obtained through theory-guided molecular design. This approach opens new perspectives for advanced photonic integrated circuits in high-speed optical communications and paves the path towards highly efficient THz signal processing.
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