Compact 1 × N thermo-optic switches based on silicon photonic wire waveguides

We review the basic linear and nonlinear properties of silicon-on-insulator photonic wire waveguides and their application to nanophotonic circuits. We give an overview of the performance and issues of basic circuit elements such as couplers and intersections and review the achievements in linear wavelength-selective elements, as well as nonlinear applications of wires and resonators for high-speed signal processing.

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“…However, this can be used in order to tune devices, as has been done already by a number of researchers. 14,15) …”

Section: Temperature Dependencementioning

confidence: 99%

Linear and Nonlinear Nanophotonic Devices Based on Silicon-on-Insulator Wire Waveguides

Dumon

Priem

Nunes

et al. 2006

jjap

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“…Modulators in the OpSIS-IME platform employ both the plasma dispersion effect and thermal tuning. Thermal modulators are relatively slow and are in use most often in low-speed application such as in switches and tuning [19].…”

Section: Modulatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress in silicon platforms for integrated optics

Novack¹,

Streshinsky²,

Ding

et al. 2014

Nanophotonics

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Rapid progress has been made in recent years repurposing CMOS fabrication tools to build complex photonic circuits. As the field of silicon photonics becomes more mature, foundry processes will be an essential piece of the ecosystem for eliminating process risk and allowing the community to focus on adding value through clever design. Multi-project wafer runs are a useful tool to promote further development by providing inexpensive, low-risk prototyping opportunities to academic and commercial researchers. Compared to dedicated silicon manufacturing runs, multi-project-wafer runs offer cost reductions of 100 × or more. Through OpSIS, we have begun to offer validated device libraries that allow designers to focus on building systems rather than modifying device geometries. The EDA tools that will enable rapid design of such complex systems are under intense development. Progress is also being made in developing practical optical and electronic packaging solutions for the photonic chips, in ways that eliminate or sharply reduce development costs for the user community. This paper will provide a review of the recent developments in silicon photonic foundry offerings with a focus on OpSIS, a multiproject-wafer foundry service offering a silicon photonics platform, including a variety of passive components as well as high-speed modulators and photodetectors, through the Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore.

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“…However, the promises of technologies and applications are diverse and multidisciplinary, in early stages of development, and the opportunities are spread throughout the value chain. There are different challenges for nanophotonics (Ghoshal et al, 2007;Chu et al, 2005). Some of them are  Market strategy Nanophotonics has the potential to improve optoelectronic products in a wide array of new applications, including multi target markets each worth few billions of dollars.…”

Section: Challenges Of Nanophotonicsmentioning

confidence: 99%