Title :
Double-layer photonic devices based on transfer printing of silicon nanomembranes for three-dimensional photonics
Author :
Zhang, Yang ; Carlson, Andrew ; Yang, Sang Y. ; Hosseini, Amir ; Kwong, David ; Rogers, John A. ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel platform for three dimensional (3D) photonics. A double layer 1×12 multimode interference (MMI) coupler is fabricated using transfer printing of silicon nanomembranes. Optical tests confirm low insertion loss and uniform outputs.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interference; membranes; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical couplers; optical losses; optical testing; silicon; three-dimensional printing; 3D photonic integration; MMI; Si; double-layer photonic devices; insertion loss; multimode interference coupler; optical testing; silicon nanomembranes; transfer printing; Couplers; Nanoscale devices; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Printing; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
