Title :
Low propagation loss silicon-on-sapphire integrated waveguides
Author :
Li, F. ; Grillet, C. ; Jackson, S. ; Krug, P. ; Magi, E. ; Monat, C. ; Moghe, Y. ; Read, A. ; Duvall, S.G. ; Atanackovic, P. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Moss, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report low loss silicon-on-sapphire nanowires for potential applications to mid infrared optics. We achieve propagation losses <; 1dB/cm in the 1550nm wavelength range and show these devices have potential out to 6 μm.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; Si-Al2O3; low propagation loss silicon-on-sapphire integrated waveguides; midinfrared optics; nanowires; photonic integrated circuits; propagation losses; wavelength 1550 nm; Loss measurement; Nanowires; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Silicon; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929919
