Title :
Probing electrical signals in silicon CMOS devices using electric field induced second harmonic generation
Author :
Xiao, Dong ; Ramsay, Euan ; Reid, Derryck T. ; Offenbeck, Bernd ; Sundermeyer, Jan ; Seemann, Kay ; Weber, Norbert
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We report the use of electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation to investigate the electrical signal in CMOS chips with 2.3μm femtosecond pulses. A linear relationship between the signal and applied voltage is found for voltages<1V.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; 2.3 micron; electrical signals; femtosecond pulses; second harmonic generation; silicon CMOS devices; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Photodiodes; Silicon; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568025
