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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730028
