Title : 
Submicron silicon waveguides and optical splitters for mid-infrared applications
         
        
            Author : 
Milan M. Milošević;Milos Nedeljkovic;Taha M. Ben Masaud;Ehsan Jaberansary;Harold M. H. Chong;Graham T. Reed;Goran Z. Mashanovich
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Advanced Technology Institute, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We report on the design, fabrication and characterisation of submicron silicon-on-insulator strip waveguides at a 3.74 μm wavelength. Experimental results for 1×2 multi-mode interference splitters are also given.
         
        
            Keywords : 
"Optical waveguides","Silicon","Propagation losses","Strips","Photonics","Optimized production technology","Optical device fabrication"
         
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-0826-8
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324071