DocumentCode
448239
Title
Low optical overlap mode (LOOM) propagation in InP nanoscale membrane waveguides
Author
Whaley, R.D., Jr. ; Kwakernaak, M.H. ; Khalfin, V.B. ; Lipp, S.A. ; Chan, W.K. ; An, H. ; Abeles, J.H.
Author_Institution
Sarnoff Corp., Princeton, NJ, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1324
Abstract
A guided low optical overlap mode (LOOM) has a modal confinement factor below 1% and potential for extremely low loss. We demonstrate TM LOOM propagation in planar 50-nm-thick InP membrane waveguides and compare to theory.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; light propagation; optical losses; optical materials; optical planar waveguides; 50 nm; InP; guided low-optical overlap mode propagation; modal confinement factor; optical loss; planar InP nanoscale membrane waveguides; Biomembranes; Indium phosphide; Optical filters; Optical planar waveguides; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Propagation losses; Semiconductor waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202113
Filename
1573179
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