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Ultracompact Electrochemical Metallization–Based Tunable Filter with Plasmonic Waveguide

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In this paper, an ultra-compact electrochemical metallization–based tunable filter with a simple metal–insulator–metal (MIM) waveguide system was proposed. The device comprises a MIM waveguide and a resonator with active electrodes. The formation and rupture of conductive filaments in the resonant cavity because of electrochemical metallization can change the resonant wavelength, which leads to the tunability of the transmission characteristics of the filter. The transmission characteristics of band-stop filter and band-pass filter are analyzed by finite element method (FEM) simulation. Numerical results demonstrate that the transmission line of the filter can be shifted by forming and rupture of the conductive filament, which is controlled by changing the applied electric field in the case of fixed structural parameters. The proposed compact tunable filter is a potential candidate for a low power consumption large-scale integrated photonic circuit for applications in optical communication, modulation, and computation.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61735010, 31671580, and 61601183); Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (Nos. 232300421391, 222300420233, and 162300410190); and Program for Science &Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (No. 18HASTIT023).

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  2. College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Opto-electronics, Tian** University, 300072, Tian**, China

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The manuscript was written with contributions from all the authors. All the authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript. The detailed contributions of each co-author are as follows: conceived and designed the devices: Zhiliang Chen and Kai Wu. Performed the numerical simulation: Zhiliang Chen and Kai Wu. Analyzed the data: Zhiliang Chen, Kai Wu, Zhongyang Li, Juan Xu, and Pibin Bing. Drafted the manuscript: Zhiliang Chen and Kai Wu. Revised the manuscript: Zhiliang Chen, Kai Wu, Zhongyang Li, Juan Xu, Pibin Bing, Hongtao Zhang, Lian Tan, and Jianquan Yao. Contributed analysis tools: Zhongyang Li, Pibin Bing, and Jianquan Yao.

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Chen, Z., Wu, K., Li, Z. et al. Ultracompact Electrochemical Metallization–Based Tunable Filter with Plasmonic Waveguide. Plasmonics 18, 1019–1028 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-023-01832-x

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