DocumentCode
2738707
Title
Ultracompact silicon nanowire circuits for optical communication and optical sensing
Author
Dai, Daoxin ; He, Sailing
Author_Institution
State Key Lab. for Modern Opt. Instrum., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
fYear
2011
fDate
10-12 Jan. 2011
Firstpage
25
Lastpage
26
Abstract
By utilizing Si nanowires, ultracompact photonic integrated circuits are realized. Some Si hybrid plasmonic waveguides are also introduced for subwavelength optical confinement and low loss propagation. We review our recent work on Si nanophotonic integrated circuits and their applications.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; light propagation; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical losses; optical sensors; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; Si; hybrid plasmonic waveguides; low loss propagation; nanophotonics; optical communication; optical sensing; subwavelength optical confinement; ultracompact photonic integrated circuits; ultracompact silicon nanowire circuits; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8428-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730028
Filename
5730028
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