Title :
Athermal Silicon Slot Waveguide With an Ormocomp Polymer Overlayer
Author :
Fegadolli, William S. ; Lira, Hugo L. R. ; Hiltunen, Mwaba ; Karioja, Pentti ; Almeida, Vilson R. ; Scherer, Axel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for an athermal silicon slot waveguide using Ormocomp as a top cladding. Preliminarily theoretical and experimental results show that the slot waveguide geometry can completely cancel out its thermo-optical coefficient, by tailoring the optical mode overlap with silicon, silicon dioxide, and Ormocomp.
Keywords :
claddings; integrated optics; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical waveguides; silicon; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; Ormocomp polymer overlayer; Si; SiO2; athermal silicon slot waveguide; optical mode; proof-of-concept; slot waveguide geometry; thermo-optical coefficient; top cladding; Optical device fabrication; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Silicon photonics; athermal waveguides; integrated optics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2014.2326553
