Long-wavelength silicon photonic integrated circuits

In this paper we elaborate on our development of silicon photonic integrated circuits operating at wavelengths beyond the telecommunication wavelength window. Silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuits up to 3.8 mu m wavelength are demonstrated as well as germanium-on-silicon waveguide circuits operating in the 5-5 mu m wavelength range. The heterogeneous integration of III-V semiconductors and IV-VI semiconductors on this platform is described for the integration of lasers and photodetectors operating in the 2-3 mu m wavelength range. GeSn is proposed as an appealing approach to monolithically integrated long-wavelength detectors. Finally, nonlinear optics in silicon waveguide circuits beyond the two-photon absorption threshold is explored.

ISBN:978-1-4799-2283-3

Publication year:2014

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