• DocumentCode
    733652
  • Title

    Enhanced spontaneous Raman signal collected evanescently by silicon nitride slot waveguides

  • Author

    Dhakal, Ashim ; Peyskens, Frederic ; Subramanian, Ananth Z. ; Le Thomas, Nicolas ; Baets, Roel

  • Author_Institution
    imec, INTEC Dept., Photonics Res. Group, Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate the effect of waveguide geometry on the conversion efficiency of Raman signals collected by integrated photonic waveguides. Compared to strip-type photonic wires, we report a six-fold increase in conversion efficiency for silicon-nitride slot-waveguides.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; geometrical optics; integrated optics; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; Si3N4; integrated photonic waveguides; silicon nitride slot waveguide geometry effect; spontaneous Raman signal enhancement; strip-type photonic wires; Geometry; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Raman scattering; Silicon nitride; Strips; Waveguide theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184093