Title :
An all-silicon passive optical diode
Author :
Fan, Li ; Wang, Jian ; Varghese, Leo T. ; Shen, Hao ; Niu, Ben ; Xuan, Yi ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Qi, Minghao
Author_Institution :
Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optical diode with up to 28dB transmission contrast at telecommunication wavelengths. It is based on strong optical nonlinearity in two resonance-matched silicon microrings. No external assistance other than input light is required.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; nonlinear optics; optical filters; photodiodes; silicon; thermo-optical effects; all-silicon passive optical diode; information processing; optical nonlinearity; transmission contrast; two resonance-matched silicon microrings; Noise measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
