Title :
Ultrasmall arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer using InP-based photonic wire waveguide on Si wafer for III-V CMOS photonics
Author :
Takenaka, Mitsuru ; Yokoyama, Masafumi ; Sugiyama, Masakazu ; Nakano, Yoshiaki ; Takagi, Shinichi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Syst., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Extremely compact low-loss 4 channel arrayed waveguide grating with 147×92 ¿m2 device size was demonstrated using ultrahigh index contrast InGaAsP photonic wire waveguides on Si, compatible for the monolithic integration of high-performance III-V CMOS transistors.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; arrayed waveguide gratings; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; silicon; III-V CMOS photonics; III-V CMOS transistors; InGaAsP; InP; Si; monolithic integration; silicon wafer; ultrahigh index contrast; ultrasmall arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer photonic wire waveguide; Arrayed waveguide gratings; CMOS process; III-V semiconductor materials; Multiplexing; Optical arrays; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor waveguides; Wafer bonding; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
