Title :
Low propagation loss silicon-on-sapphire integrated waveguides for the mid-infrared
Author :
Li, F. ; Jackson, S. ; Magi, E. ; Grillet, C. ; Madden, S. ; Moghe, Y. ; Read, A. ; Duvall, S.G. ; Atanackovic, P. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Moss, D.J.
Author_Institution :
CUDOS, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report low loss silicon-on-sapphire nanowires for applications to mid infrared optics. We achieve propagation losses of <; ldB/cm at λ=1550nm and <; 2dB/cm at λ = 5.08 μm.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; integrated optics; light propagation; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; integrated waveguides; mid-infrared optics; propagation loss; silicon-on-sapphire; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 5.08 mum; Loss measurement; Nanowires; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Quantum cascade lasers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
