Silicon nanophotonic devices for chip-scale optical communication applications [Invited]

Fainman, Y.; Nezhad, M.P.; Tan, D.T.H.; Ikeda, K.; Bondarenko, O.; Grieco, A.

Abstract

This paper reviews recent work in the area of silicon photonic devices and circuits for monolithic and heterogeneous integration of circuits and systems on a chip. In this context, it presents fabrication results for producing low-loss silicon waveguides without etching. Resonators and add–drop distributed filters utilizing sidewall modulation fabricated in a single lithography and etching step are demonstrated. It also presents an optical pulse compressor that monolithically integrates self-phase modulation and anomalous dispersion compensation devices on a silicon chip. As an example of heterogeneous integration, we demonstrate vertical emitting metallo-dielectric nanolasers integrated onto a silicon platform. Future research directions toward large-scale photonic circuits and systems on a chip also are discussed.

Citation

Fainman, Y., Nezhad, M., Tan, D., Ikeda, K., Bondarenko, O., & Grieco, A. (2013). Silicon nanophotonic devices for chip-scale optical communication applications [Invited]. Applied Optics, 52(4), 613-624. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.52.000613

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 1, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Aug 21, 2024
• Journal: Applied Optics
• Print ISSN: 1559-128X
• Electronic ISSN: 2155-3165
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 613-624
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.52.000613