Silicon photonics : the state of the art / / Graham T. Reed

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020128103321
• Autore: Reed Graham T
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, : Wiley, c2008
• ISBN: 9786612350108; 9781282350106; 1282350102; 9780470994535; 0470994533; 9780470994528; 0470994525
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 621.38152
• Soggetti: Optoelectronic devices; Silicon - Optical properties; Photonics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: SILICON PHOTONICS; Contents; Foreword; About the Editor; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The Opto-Electronic Integrated Circuit; 1.1 A Few Words About History; 1.2 The Possibilities for OEICs; 1.3 The Present Status of OEICs; 1.4 Silicon-based GeSn and SiGeSn Technology; 1.5 OEICs for the Near, Mid and Far Infrared; 1.6 Opto-Eletronic Integration with Ultimate CMOS and Post CMOS; 1.7 Nanophotonics Integrated with Nanoelectronics; 1.8 Conclusion; References; 2 Silicon Photonic Waveguides; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Planar Waveguides; 2.3 Rib Waveguides; 2.4 Strip Waveguides; 2.5 Coupling to Small Silicon Waveguides2.6 Novel Silicon Waveguide Structures; 2.6.1 Free-standing Waveguides; 2.6.2 Hollow Waveguides; 2.7 Summary and Conclusions; References; 3 Silicon-based Photonic Crystal Structures: From Design to Realization; 3.1 Theory of Photonic Crystals and Photonic Bandgap Structures; 3.1.1 Analogy Between Photonic and Semiconductor Crystals; 3.1.2 Analyzing Photonic ; Bandgap Structures; 3.1.3 Doping of Photonic Crystals; 3.1.4 Waveguides and Nano-cavities in Photonic Crystals; 3.2 Fabrication and Characterization of Photonic Crystals; 3.2.1 Planar/2D Photonic Crystal Fabrication3.2.2 3D Photonic Crystal Fabrication; 3.3 Overview of Photonic Bandgap Applications in Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits; 3.4 Silicon Photonic Crystal Dispersion-based Applications; 3.4.1 Non-channel Waveguide; 3.4.2 A Unidirectional Emitter; 3.4.3 Sub-surface Silicon Optical Bus Based on Three-dimensional Photonic Crystals; 3.4.4 Dispersion-based Variable Beam Splitter; 3.4.5 Photonic Crystal Analog-to-digital Converter; 3.5 Conclusions; References; 4 Optical Modulators in Silicon Photonic Circuits; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Mechanisms for Optical Modulation in Silicon4.2.1 Absorption; 4.2.2 Optical Modulation Mechanisms in Silicon; 4.3 A Brief History of Silicon Modulator Designs; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Silicon Lasers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Why Bulk Silicon Cannot Amplify Light; 5.2.1 Physics of Optical Gain in Bulk Silicon; 5.3 Approach 1: Quantum Confinement; 5.4 Approach 2: Erbium Doping and Other Approaches; 5.4.1 Hybrid Integration of III-V and Silicon; 5.5 Approach 3: Raman Effect; 5.5.1 Physics of Raman Scattering in Silicon; 5.5.2 Limitation of Active Carrier Removal Using a p-n Junction; 5.5.3 Electrical Power Dissipation Caused by Active Carrier Sweep-out5.5.4 Raman Wavelength Conversion; 5.5.5 Comparison of Raman with Other Optical Nonlinearities in Silicon; 5.6 Experimental Realization of Raman-based Silicon Photonic Devices; 5.7 GeSi Raman Devices; 5.8 Mid-wave IR (MWIR) Silicon Photonics; 5.8.1 Prospects of Mid-infrared Silicon Raman Devices; 5.9 Energy Harvesting in Silicon Raman and Other Nonlinear Optical Devices; 5.10 Summary; References; 6 Optical Detection Technologies for Silicon Photonics; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Photodetector Theory; 6.2.1 Band-edge Photo-excitation of Charge Carriers
• Sommario/riassunto: Silicon photonics is currently a very active and progressive area of research, as silicon optical circuits have emerged as the replacement technology for copper-based circuits in communication and broadband networks. The demand for ever improving communications and computing performance continues, and this in turn means that photonic circuits are finding ever increasing application areas. This text provides an important and timely overview of the 'hot topics' in the field, covering the various aspects of the technology that form the research area of silicon photonics. With contributions fro