Title :
Passive modification of free carrier lifetime in high-Q silicon-on-insulator optics
Author :
Johnson, Thomas J. ; Painter, Oskar
Author_Institution :
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A simple chemical method for reducing free-carrier lifetime in silicon photonics while maintaining low optical loss is presented. Lifetimes of ~ 300 ps for optical losses of ~ 0.4 cm-1 are achieved. Ramifications for nonlinear optics are discussed.
Keywords :
carrier lifetime; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; nonlinear optics; optical losses; optical resonators; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; free carrier lifetime; high-Q silicon-on-insulator optics; microdisk optical resonator; nonlinear optics; optical loss; silicon photonics; Charge carrier lifetime; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Silicon on insulator technology; Surface resistance; Surface treatment; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
