Title :
Silicon void nano-waveguides for guiding and confining light
Author :
Xu, Qianfan ; Almeida, Vilson R. ; Barrios, C.A. ; Paneoucci, R.R. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present theoretical and experimental evidence of a novel wavelength-insensitive waveguide geometry for guiding and confining light in nanometer-wide low-index materials, based on the discontinuity of the electric field at high-index-contrast interfaces.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nanostructured materials; optical materials; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; silicon; waveguide discontinuities; Si; electric field discontinuity; high-index-contrast interfaces; low-index materials; nanowaveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
