Integration of germanium quantum well structures on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide platform for optical modulator applications

Author

Ren, Shen ; Rong, Yiwen ; Kamins, Theodore I. ; Harris, James S. ; Miller, David A B

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

1-3 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

62

Abstract

An approach is proposed, analyzed, and demonstrated to integrate selectively grown germanium quantum well structures onto a silicon-on-insulator waveguide platform. This approach is promising for compact, ultra-low power optical waveguide modulators in optical interconnects.

Keywords

elemental semiconductors; germanium; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical interconnections; optical modulation; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; silicon-on-insulator; Ge; Si; germanium quantum well structures; optical interconnects; optical modulator; silicon-on-insulator waveguide; ultra-low power optical waveguide modulators; Couplings; Epitaxial growth; Modulation; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Silicon on insulator technology; germanium quantum well; integration; optical interconnects; selective epitaxial growth; waveguide modulator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6344-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643426

Filename

5643426