Integrated optics based on an optical fiber embedded in a silicon wafer

Author

Selfridge, R.H. ; Jensen, M.A. ; Fox, C.A. ; Harston, G.C. ; Wilson, R.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

499

Abstract

Presents a new means for combining the superior properties of optical fibers for signal transmission with the well-developed techniques of the microelectronics industry for processing on a miniature scale. As proof of concept we present a novel in-fiber modulation scheme using a polymer-coated optical D-fiber embedded in a silicon wafer. We refer to this union of an optical fiber and a wafer as the silicon wafer integrated D-fiber technology (SWIFT)

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibres; optical polymers; silicon; SWIFT; Si; in-fiber modulation scheme; integrated optics; optical fiber; polymer-coated optical D-fiber; signal transmission; silicon wafer; silicon wafer integrated D-fiber technology; Etching; Integrated optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5634-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1999.811817

Filename

811817