DocumentCode
2302711
Title
Silicon-based integrated hollow waveguides produced by controlled thin film buckling
Author
Epp, Eric ; Ponnampalam, N. ; Newman, W. ; Drobot, B. ; McFarlane, S. ; McMullin, J.N. ; Meldrum, A. ; DeCorby, R.G.
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
fYear
2010
fDate
7-11 Nov. 2010
Firstpage
258
Lastpage
259
Abstract
We describe planar air-core waveguides with Bragg reflector claddings, fabricated by controlled delamination and buckling of sputtered Si/SiO2 multilayers. We also report preliminary light guiding experiments in the 1550 nm wavelength range.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; buckling; claddings; delamination; elemental semiconductors; optical fabrication; optical multilayers; optical planar waveguides; silicon; silicon compounds; Bragg reflector claddings; Si-SiO2; buckling; controlled thin film buckling; delamination; light guiding; planar air-core waveguides; silicon-based integrated hollow waveguides; sputtered multilayers; wavelength 1550 nm; Hollow Waveguide; Self Assembly;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Denver, CO
ISSN
-
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5368-9
Electronic_ISBN
-
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698857
Filename
5698857
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