• DocumentCode
    3014140
  • Title

    Free carrier lifetime modification for silicon waveguide based devices

  • Author

    Wright, N.M. ; Thomson, D.J. ; Litvinenko, K.L. ; Headley, W.R. ; Smith, A.J. ; Knights, A.P. ; Gardes, F.Y. ; Mashanovich, G.Z. ; Gwilliam, R. ; Reed, G.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    17-19 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    122
  • Lastpage
    124
  • Abstract
    We investigate the effects of implanting silicon directly into a silicon waveguide to modify carrier lifetime. Experimental results show over 85% reduction in the carrier lifetime for only a small net increase in optical absorption.
  • Keywords
    carrier lifetime; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; ion implantation; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; free carrier lifetime modification; ion implantation; optical loss; silicon waveguide based devices; Absorption; Charge carrier lifetime; Implants; Ion implantation; Optical losses; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Silicon; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cardiff
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1769-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1768-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638118
  • Filename
    4638118
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3014140