DocumentCode
2576838
Title
Nonlinearity of optimized horizontal slot waveguides
Author
Hainberger, Rainer ; Muellner, Paul
Author_Institution
Nano-Syst.-Technol., Austrian Res. Centers GmbH - ARC, Vienna
fYear
2009
fDate
12-14 Jan. 2009
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
35
Abstract
In this theoretical study, we show that the use of optimized horizontal silicon photonic slot waveguide structures could enable the realization of devices with a nonlinearity coefficient of more than 2 times 107 W-1 km-1.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical waveguides; silicon; low-refractive index material; monocrystalline silicon layer fabrication process; optical nonlinear effects; optimized horizontal silicon photonic slot waveguide; Geometry; Light scattering; Nanoscale devices; Nonlinear equations; Optical device fabrication; Particle scattering; Silicon; Thickness control; Waveguide theory; Wires; effective area; nonlinear effects; silicon photonics; slot waveguide;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2611-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771641
Filename
4771641
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