Title :
Cryogenic photonic module based on silicon photonic wire waveguides
Author :
Hiraki, Tatsurou ; Tsuchizawa, Tai ; Shibata, Hajime ; Nishi, Hidetaka ; Fukuda, Hiroshi ; Kou, Rai ; Takeda, Kenji ; Yamada, Koji
Author_Institution :
NTT Nano Photonics Center, Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We report a low-loss silicon photonic waveguide module for cryogenic applications. The fiber-to-waveguide coupling loss is 1.9 dB/facet at 4K. As a feasibility demonstration, carrier lifetime in a Si waveguide at 4K is successfully measured.
Keywords :
carrier lifetime; cryogenics; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; carrier lifetime; cryogenic photonic module; fiber-to-waveguide coupling loss; low-loss silicon photonic waveguide module; silicon photonic wire waveguides; temperature 4 K; Cryogenics; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
