Title :
Development of spiral shape photonic devices
Author :
Delâge, André ; Xu, Dan-Xia ; Densmore, Adam ; Cheben, Pavel ; Florjanczyk, Miroslaw ; Janz, Siegfried
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microstruct. Sci., Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This invited paper presents several passive devices containing long silicon photonic wires condensed into spirals. These devices present a large density factor due to their high ratio length over area that improves at the same time their efficiency and fabrication cost. The talk will present the basic equations of the waveguide shape as well as the design and performance of four passive devices under development at the Institute for Microstructural Sciences of the National Research Council Canada.
Keywords :
biosensors; integrated optics; Institute for Microstructural Sciences; National Research Council Canada; biosensor; passive device; silicon photonic wire; spiral shape photonic device; waveguide shape; Biosensors; Costs; Optical devices; Optical ring resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Shape; Spirals; Wires; Mach-Zehnder integrated interferometers; biosensor; high efficiency optical switch; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549328
