DocumentCode :
791101
Title :
Hybridization of III-V semiconductor membranes onto ion-exchanged waveguides
Author :
Nannini, Matthieu ; Grondin, Etienne ; Gorin, Arnaud ; Aimez, Vincent ; Broquin, Jean-Emmanuel
Author_Institution :
Centre of Res. in Nanocharacterization & Nanofabrication, Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada
Volume :
11
Issue :
2
fYear :
2005
Firstpage :
547
Lastpage :
554
Abstract :
In this paper, we present an original method for the realization of hybrid photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on ion-exchanged (IE) waveguides and III-V semiconductor materials. In our approach, we propose to bond thin semiconductor membranes at designated locations of the PIC where active functions are required. The advantage of very thin membranes is the possibility to keep the optical pathway defined by the IE waveguides even if the semiconductor refractive index is much higher than the glass refractive index. Modal analysis and beam propagation method simulations have been carried out in order to predict the modal structure of the propagated light into the membrane loaded IE waveguide and the transition from the IE waveguide itself through adiabatic tapers.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; bonding processes; coupled mode analysis; integrated optics; ion exchange; optical materials; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; III-V semiconductor membranes; beam propagation method; hybrid photonic integrated circuits; ion-exchanged waveguides; modal analysis; refractive index; Biomembranes; Bonding; III-V semiconductor materials; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Refractive index; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide transitions; Adiabatic coupling; beam propagation method (BPM) simulation; die wafer bonding; hybrid integrated optics; ion-exchanged (IE) waveguides; modal analysis;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1077-260X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2005.846528
Filename :
1425494
Link To Document :
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