{"title":"Broadband Optical Amplification and Wavelength Conversion by Four-Wave Mixing in Silicon Waveguides","authors":"Jidong Zhang, Q. Lin, G. Agrawal, P. Fauchet","doi":"10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708196","url":null,"abstract":"We show that ultrabroadband parametric generation and wavelength conversion can be realized in SOI waveguides in the wavelength region near 1550 nm by tailoring their zero-dispersion wavelength and launching the pump wave close to this wavelength","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"141 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121605517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Focused-Ion-Beam Fabricated Vertical Fiber Couplers on Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguides","authors":"J. Schrauwen, D. van Thourhout, R. Baets","doi":"10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708179","url":null,"abstract":"We fabricated grating couplers in silicon-on-insulator waveguides with focused-ion-beam. First devices were very lossy, but by using selective etchant and a hard mask we obtained efficiencies comparable to traditional fabrication techniques","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124846759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compact Electro-Optic Modulator on Silicon-on-Insulator Substrates using Cavities with Ultra-Small Modal Volumes","authors":"B. Schmidt, Q. Xu, J. Shakya, M. Lipson","doi":"10.1109/LEOS.2006.279101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2006.279101","url":null,"abstract":"We experimentally demonstrate an electro-optic modulator using a high-index-contrast silicon Fabry-Perot resonator. This compact high-speed device is a 1-D integrated cavity, only 4.5 lambda/n in length with an embedded p-i-n junction on a silicon-on-insulator platform","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128827894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear absorption in silicon at mid infrared wavelengths","authors":"V. Raghunathan, R. Shori, O. Stafsudd, B. Jalali","doi":"10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708195","url":null,"abstract":"We report measurements of nonlinear absorption in mid-IR wavelengths. The absence of nonlinear losses beyond the two-photon bandedge combined with high Raman gain, thermal conductivity and damage threshold renders silicon an excellent mid-IR Raman crystal.","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128313908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy harvesting in silicon Raman amplifiers","authors":"K. Tsia, S. Fathpour, B. Jalali","doi":"10.1063/1.2335625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2335625","url":null,"abstract":"A method to recover power lost to two photon absorption is described. Approach is applicable to both Raman and Kerr based devices. CW Raman amplification with negative electrical power dissipation is experimentally demonstrated in silicon","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132114254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SiOx/Si Interfacial Si Nano-Pyramids Enhancd Electroluminescence from Si-Rich SiOx MOSLED","authors":"Gong-Ru Lin, Chi-Kuan Lin","doi":"10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708181","url":null,"abstract":"Interfacial (100)-oriented Si nanopyramids are synthesized with surface density of 10<sup>9</sup> cm<sup>-2</sup> prior to the growth of Si-rich SiO<sub>x</sub>, which greatly suppresses blue-green EL and improve near-infrared EL at 30 nW with lifetime of >10 hrs","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122363047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Debackere, S. Scheerlinck, P. Bienstman, R. Baets
{"title":"Surface Plasmon Interferometer in Silicon-on-Insulator: Novel Concept for an Integrated Biosensor","authors":"P. Debackere, S. Scheerlinck, P. Bienstman, R. Baets","doi":"10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708147","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a novel configuration for a highly integrated and highly sensitive optical biosensor. The basic element of our sensor is a surface plasmon interferometer consisting of a thin layer of gold embedded in a silicon membrane. We investigate the performance of our sensor by simulation using eigenmode expansion. We calculate that refractive index changes in the order of 10-6 RIU (refractive index unit) are detectable for a component of length 10 mum. Moreover, we illustrate that the operation wavelength of our sensor can be tuned to a desired wavelength for a wide range of environmental refractive indices, making our device suitable for chemo- and biosensing","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116527701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Ohashi, J. Fujikata, T. Ishi, K. Nishi, M. Mizuno, K. Nose, K. Ishihara, T. Baba
{"title":"Silicon photodiodes","authors":"K. Ohashi, J. Fujikata, T. Ishi, K. Nishi, M. Mizuno, K. Nose, K. Ishihara, T. Baba","doi":"10.1109/group4.2006.1708204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/group4.2006.1708204","url":null,"abstract":"A high-speed Si nano-photodiode with a surface plasmon antenna has been developed. The optical near-field technology used in this device will increase the feasibility of on-chip optical data transmission and optical clock distribution in LSIs","PeriodicalId":342599,"journal":{"name":"3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006.","volume":"130 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124021889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}