Title :
Evanescent field phase shifting in a silicon nitride waveguide using a coupled silicon slab
Author :
Asger Sellerup Jensen;Leif Katsuo Oxenl⊘we;William M. J. Green
Author_Institution :
DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
An approach for electrical modulation of low-loss silicon nitride waveguides is proposed, using a silicon nitride waveguide evanescently loaded with a thin silicon slab. The thermooptic phase-shift characteristics are investigated in a racetrack resonator configuration.
Keywords :
"Optical waveguides","Silicon compounds","Silicon","Optical resonators","Slabs","Couplings","Nonlinear optics"
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2015 IEEE 12th International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2015.7305991
