Low Vπ Silicon photonics modulators with highly linear epitaxially grown phase shifters

SS Azadeh, F Merget, S Romero-García… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We report on the design of Silicon Mach-Zehnder carrier depletion modulators relying on
epitaxially grown vertical junction diodes. Unprecedented spatial control over doping …

Sensitive and compact evanescent-waveguide optical detector for sugar sensing in commercial beverages

A Buzzin, R Asquini, D Caputo, G de Cesare - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work presents a compact and sensitive refractive index sensor able to evaluate the
concentration of an analyte in a sample. Its working principle leverages on the changes in …

Photonic integrated circuit components based on amorphous silicon-on-insulator technology

T Lipka, L Moldenhauer, J Müller, HK Trieu - Photonics research, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present integrated-optic building blocks and functional photonic devices based on
amorphous silicon-on-insulator technology. Efficient deep-etched fiber-to-chip grating …

Nonstoichiometric SiC bus/ring waveguide based all-optical data format follower and inverter

SP Su, CL Wu, CH Cheng, BJ Huang, HY Wang… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nonstoichiometric silicon carbide (SiC) bus/ring waveguide resonator based all-optical data-
format follower and inverter is demonstrated to perform ultrafast dual-functional wavelength …

Athermal and wavelength-trimmable photonic filters based on TiO2-cladded amorphous-SOI

T Lipka, L Moldenhauer, J Müller, HK Trieu - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Large-scale integrated silicon photonic circuits suffer from two inevitable issues that boost
the overall power consumption. First, fabrication imperfections even on sub-nm scale result …

Hybrid external cavity laser with an amorphous silicon-based photonic crystal cavity mirror

S Iadanza, C Devarapu, A Liles, R Sheehan… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The authors present results on the performance of a hybrid external cavity photonic crystal
laser-comprising semiconductor optical amplifier, and a 2D photonic crystal cavity fabricated …

Integrated amorphous silicon pin temperature sensor for CMOS photonics

S Rao, G Pangallo, FG Della Corte - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) shows interesting optoelectronic and
technological properties that make it suitable for the fabrication of passive and active micro …

A model for the refractive index of amorphous silicon for FDTD simulation of photonics waveguides

A Fantoni, P Lourenco, M Vieira - … International Conference on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an analysis of the material quality influence for amorphous silicon
waveguides for microphotonic applications. Material quality is taken into account by a model …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in CMOS-Compatible Silicon Nitride Optical Modulators via Thin-Film Crystalline or Amorphous Silicon p–n Junctions

J Hernández-Betanzos, M Blasco-Solvas… - Photonics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper proposes two types of electro-refractive optical modulator structures as a fully
CMOS-compatible alternative solution. These modulators leverage the properties of …

Passively mode-locked III-V/silicon laser with continuous-wave optical injection

Y Cheng, X Luo, J Song, TY Liow, GQ Lo, Y Cao… - Optics …, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate electrically pumped two-section mode locked quantum well lasers emitting
at the L-band of telecommunication wavelength on silicon utilizing die to wafer bonding …