• DocumentCode
    499951
  • Title

    Passive modification of free carrier lifetime in high-Q silicon-on-insulator optics

  • Author

    Johnson, Thomas J. ; Painter, Oskar

  • Author_Institution
    Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A simple chemical method for reducing free-carrier lifetime in silicon photonics while maintaining low optical loss is presented. Lifetimes of ~ 300 ps for optical losses of ~ 0.4 cm-1 are achieved. Ramifications for nonlinear optics are discussed.
  • Keywords
    carrier lifetime; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; nonlinear optics; optical losses; optical resonators; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; free carrier lifetime; high-Q silicon-on-insulator optics; microdisk optical resonator; nonlinear optics; optical loss; silicon photonics; Charge carrier lifetime; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Silicon on insulator technology; Surface resistance; Surface treatment; (230.5750) Resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225327
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499951