Title :
Optical power monitoring function compatible with single chip integration on silicon-on-insulator
Author :
Knights, A. ; House, A. ; MacNaughton, R. ; Hopper, F.
Author_Institution :
Bookham Technol. plc, Oxfordshire, UK
Abstract :
A novel monolithic p-i-n waveguide photodiode technology based on implantation into the silicon-on-insulator materials system is outlined. This technology enables multichannel average power monitoring to be integrated on a single chip together with multiplexer and attenuator functions.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; monolithic integrated circuits; multiplexing equipment; optical attenuators; optical waveguides; p-i-n photodiodes; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; attenuator function; monolithic p-i-n waveguide photodiode technology; multichannel average power monitoring; multiplexer; optical power monitoring function; silicon-on-insulator materials system; single chip integration; Absorption; Integrated optics; Monitoring; Multiplexing; Optical attenuators; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; PIN photodiodes; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248513
