Title :
Investigation of Dispersion and Nonlinear Effects in Silicon Nanocrystal Slot Waveguides for Surface Optical Sensing
Author :
Passaro, Vittorio M N ; De Leonardis, Francesco ; Perri, Anna Gina
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettrotec. ed Elettron., Politec. di Bari, Bari, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper, an investigation of silicon nanocrystals-based sandwiched slot waveguides which are dispersion engineered for exciting optical solitons inside very short structures (only 3 mm long) is proposed. The possibility of using these structures for efficient surface sensing devices has been explored for the first time in cases of either air or water solution cover.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; optical dispersion; optical sensors; optical solitons; optical waveguides; dispersion; nonlinear effects; optical solitons; sandwiched slot waveguides; silicon nanocrystal; surface optical sensing; water solution; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Dispersion engineering; optical solitons; silicon nanocrystals; slot waveguides; surface sensing;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2012.2202749
