Micro-Modulator (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Micro-Modulator

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This is a colorized electron microscope image of a micro-modulator made of gold. In the slit in the center of the picture light is converted into plasmon polaritons, modulated and then re-converted into light pulses.

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Haffner et al. <i>Nature Photonics</i> 2015

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