Title :
Germanium-on-silicon mid-infrared waveguides and Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Malik, Anuj ; Muneeb, M. ; Shimura, Y. ; Van Campenhout, J. ; Loo, Roger ; Roelkens, Gunther
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ. - imec, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
In this paper we describe Ge-on-Si waveguides and Mach-Zehnder interferometers operating in the 5.2 - 5.4 μm wavelength range. 3dB/cm waveguide losses and Mach-Zehnder interferometers with 20dB extinction ratio are presented.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; germanium; integrated optics; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Ge-Si; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; extinction ratio; germanium-on-silicon mid-infrared waveguides; waveguide losses; wavelength 5.2 mum to 5.4 mum; Loss measurement; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Silicon; Wavelength measurement; germanium on silicon; mid-infrared; photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656391
