Title :
Optical waveguide taps on silicon CMOS circuits
Author :
Stenger, V.E. ; Beyette, F.R., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Comput. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Cincinnati Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
A CMOS compatible integrated optic waveguide tap technology is proposed which has potential for high electrical and optical bandwidth. The technology encompasses grating couplers and mode-controlled optical detection to realize low-loss, wavelength-selective taps.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; CMOS integrated circuits; optical couplers; optical interconnections; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; photodetectors; CMOS compatible integrated optic; TW photodetector tap device; grating couplers; high electrical bandwidth; high optical bandwidth; low-loss wavelength-selective taps; mode-controlled optical detection; optical interconnect; optical waveguide taps; silicon CMOS circuits; Bandwidth; CMOS technology; Couplers; Electric potential; Gratings; Integrated circuit technology; Integrated optics; Optical detectors; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic-Enhanced Optics, Optical Sensing in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Electro-Optics in Space, Broadband Optical Networks, 2000. Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Aventura, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6252-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2000.869692
