半导体光电子材料与器件之Helios课件-ch2 waveguiding.pdf

Lecture: Silicon Photonics Waveguides Prepared by Prof. Graham T. Reed, G. Mashanovich, M. Milosevic, and F. Gardes University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Contents Waveguide materials Planar waveguides Rib and ridge waveguides Strip waveguides Losses Polarisation issues Effect of stress Silicon Photonics –PhD course prepared within FP7-224312 Helios project Waveguide materials Planar waveguides Rib and ridge waveguides Strip waveguides Losses Polarisation issues Effect of stress Materials – Si and Ge Refractive index and absorption loss of Si as a function of wavelength (1.2 - 8 μm) + (24 – 200 μm) Absorption coefficient of Ge as a function of wavenumber (1.9 – 16.8 μm) + (140 – 200 μm) [Palik E D 1985 Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids vol 1 (New York: Academic)] Si N : 1.2 – 6.7 μm 3 4 Al O : 1.2 – 4.4 μm 2 3 [Hawkins G J 1998 Spectral characteristics of infrared optical materials and filters PhD Thesis Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK] Silicon Photonics –PhD course prepared within FP7-224312 Helios project