Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673938
Aroutin Khachaturian, P. Khial, A. Hajimiri
A novel, low-drive-voltage, and compact modulator using serially-coupled ring resonators in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) linearly reduces the modulator’s energy consumption as the number of rings in the chain increases. Such an MZI with three serially-coupled rings is invested for typical silicon photonics platforms.
{"title":"A Compact, Low-Drive-Voltage Mach-Zehnder Modulator Using Serially-Coupled Rings","authors":"Aroutin Khachaturian, P. Khial, A. Hajimiri","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673938","url":null,"abstract":"A novel, low-drive-voltage, and compact modulator using serially-coupled ring resonators in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) linearly reduces the modulator’s energy consumption as the number of rings in the chain increases. Such an MZI with three serially-coupled rings is invested for typical silicon photonics platforms.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126071939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674006
Luhua Xu
We propose a broadband and compact polarization splitter-rotator based on subwavelength-grating-slot-assisted adiabatic coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform. Simulated crosstalk below -18.6 dB and insertion loss below 0.49 dB over a 100 nm bandwidth is achieved with a sub-100-µm device length.
{"title":"Broadband and Compact Polarization Splitter-Rotator Based on Subwavelength-Grating-Slot-Assisted Adiabatic Coupler for the Silicon-on-Insulator Platform","authors":"Luhua Xu","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674006","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a broadband and compact polarization splitter-rotator based on subwavelength-grating-slot-assisted adiabatic coupler for the silicon-on-insulator platform. Simulated crosstalk below -18.6 dB and insertion loss below 0.49 dB over a 100 nm bandwidth is achieved with a sub-100-µm device length.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"176 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114226700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673991
Md. Toriqul Islam, M. Gupta
A laser sintering fabrication process to deposit 3 µm thick GeSn films on silicon substrates has been demonstrated. A 2% tin was incorporated in germanium to increase p-type mobility. High hole mobility of 166.2 cm2/v.s was achieved for laser-sintered polycrystalline GeSn films.
{"title":"Laser sintering of polycrystalline Ge-Sn films","authors":"Md. Toriqul Islam, M. Gupta","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673991","url":null,"abstract":"A laser sintering fabrication process to deposit 3 µm thick GeSn films on silicon substrates has been demonstrated. A 2% tin was incorporated in germanium to increase p-type mobility. High hole mobility of 166.2 cm2/v.s was achieved for laser-sintered polycrystalline GeSn films.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123774701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674014
M. Petrini, M. Milanizadeh, F. Morichetti, A. Melloni
We propose an approach to actively mitigate spectral distortions induced by nonlinear phenomena in microring resonator silicon photonic filters. The benefit of this scheme has been evaluated through transmission assessments, performed for 200 Gbit/s DP 16-QAM signals, up to 20 dBm.
{"title":"Dynamic Compensation of Nonlinear Phenomena in Silicon Photonic Microring Resonator Filter","authors":"M. Petrini, M. Milanizadeh, F. Morichetti, A. Melloni","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674014","url":null,"abstract":"We propose an approach to actively mitigate spectral distortions induced by nonlinear phenomena in microring resonator silicon photonic filters. The benefit of this scheme has been evaluated through transmission assessments, performed for 200 Gbit/s DP 16-QAM signals, up to 20 dBm.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122633665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673940
D. Benedikovic, L. Virot, G. Aubin, J. Hartmann, F. Amar, X. Le roux, C. Alonso‐Ramos, D. Marris-Morini, E. Cassan, F. Boeuf, J. Fédéli, B. Szelag, L. Vivien
Optical photodetectors are at the forefront of integrated photonics research as fundamental building blocks for optoelectronic systems and communication links. However, chip-integrated photodetectors with improved performances constitute on-going challenges for such applications. We present recent progress in high-speed silicon-germanium photodetectors fabricated on silicon-foundry-compatible platforms.
{"title":"Silicon-Germanium Heterojunction Photodetectors for On-Chip Optoelectronics and Communications","authors":"D. Benedikovic, L. Virot, G. Aubin, J. Hartmann, F. Amar, X. Le roux, C. Alonso‐Ramos, D. Marris-Morini, E. Cassan, F. Boeuf, J. Fédéli, B. Szelag, L. Vivien","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673940","url":null,"abstract":"Optical photodetectors are at the forefront of integrated photonics research as fundamental building blocks for optoelectronic systems and communication links. However, chip-integrated photodetectors with improved performances constitute on-going challenges for such applications. We present recent progress in high-speed silicon-germanium photodetectors fabricated on silicon-foundry-compatible platforms.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122898280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673853
D. Siriani, J. Tambasco
The Crosstalk Elimination via Perturbative Reshaping (CEPR) design method is introduced to ensure low modal crosstalk in adiabatic devices. It is applied to design a 2x2 coupler that experimentally achieves 50±1% split ratio and <0.1 dB loss over a 100 nm span in the O-band.
{"title":"Crosstalk Suppression in Adiabatic 2x2 Couplers via Device Perturbative Reshaping","authors":"D. Siriani, J. Tambasco","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673853","url":null,"abstract":"The Crosstalk Elimination via Perturbative Reshaping (CEPR) design method is introduced to ensure low modal crosstalk in adiabatic devices. It is applied to design a 2x2 coupler that experimentally achieves 50±1% split ratio and <0.1 dB loss over a 100 nm span in the O-band.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"72 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134363116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673942
P. Wen, P. Tiwari, B. Gotsmann, K. Moselund
We modelled thermal effects in InP-on-Si nanocavity lasers with various pumping strategies. The highest temperature under uniform pumping increases linearly with diameter while it shows a maximum under Gaussian distributed pumping. Transient results show both pulse width and period play important role in thermal effects.
{"title":"Modelling of thermal effects in InP-on-Si nanocavity lasers","authors":"P. Wen, P. Tiwari, B. Gotsmann, K. Moselund","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673942","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673942","url":null,"abstract":"We modelled thermal effects in InP-on-Si nanocavity lasers with various pumping strategies. The highest temperature under uniform pumping increases linearly with diameter while it shows a maximum under Gaussian distributed pumping. Transient results show both pulse width and period play important role in thermal effects.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115862266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674021
Yang Liu, X. Roux, E. Cassan, D. Marris-Morini, L. Vivien, C. Alonso‐Ramos, D. Melati
We report on the design of an achromatic metalens at optical communication wavelengths implementing a quadratic phase profile. Beam collimation and steering over a wide field of view of ±40° is achieved. Moreover, wavelength-independent focusing is demonstrated over a 100 nm wavelength range.
{"title":"Silicon-based broadband metalens for wide-angle optical beam steering","authors":"Yang Liu, X. Roux, E. Cassan, D. Marris-Morini, L. Vivien, C. Alonso‐Ramos, D. Melati","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674021","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the design of an achromatic metalens at optical communication wavelengths implementing a quadratic phase profile. Beam collimation and steering over a wide field of view of ±40° is achieved. Moreover, wavelength-independent focusing is demonstrated over a 100 nm wavelength range.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122410033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674022
M. Montesinos-Ballester, L. Deniel, Natnicha Koompai, T. Nguyen, J. Frigerio, A. Ballabio, V. Falcone, X. Roux, C. Alonso‐Ramos, L. Vivien, A. Bousseksou, G. Isella, D. Marris-Morini
We present an integrated electro-optical modulator based on a Schottky diode embedded in a graded-index SiGe waveguide, operating in a wide mid-IR range from 6.4 to 10.7 µm wavelength. A 1.3 dB absorption variation is reported, which is already compatible with onchip synchronous detection experiments.
{"title":"Broadband mid-infrared integrated electro-optic modulator based on a Schottky diode embedded in a graded SiGe waveguide","authors":"M. Montesinos-Ballester, L. Deniel, Natnicha Koompai, T. Nguyen, J. Frigerio, A. Ballabio, V. Falcone, X. Roux, C. Alonso‐Ramos, L. Vivien, A. Bousseksou, G. Isella, D. Marris-Morini","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9674022","url":null,"abstract":"We present an integrated electro-optical modulator based on a Schottky diode embedded in a graded-index SiGe waveguide, operating in a wide mid-IR range from 6.4 to 10.7 µm wavelength. A 1.3 dB absorption variation is reported, which is already compatible with onchip synchronous detection experiments.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"147 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121124554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-01DOI: 10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673876
K. A. Qubaisi, M. Popović
We demonstrate a high Q, compact photonic crystal nanobeam cavity in the new 45 nm GlobalFoundries 45CLO monolithic electronics-photonics platform optimized for silicon photonics - with an intrinsic Q of 134,000, FSR of 24.17 nm, and a theoretical Q/V of 2.2×105(λ/n)-3.
{"title":"High Q, Compact Photonic Crystal Nanobeam Cavity for an Active Device Platform in a CMOS Silicon Photonics Process","authors":"K. A. Qubaisi, M. Popović","doi":"10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/GFP51802.2021.9673876","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate a high Q, compact photonic crystal nanobeam cavity in the new 45 nm GlobalFoundries 45CLO monolithic electronics-photonics platform optimized for silicon photonics - with an intrinsic Q of 134,000, FSR of 24.17 nm, and a theoretical Q/V of 2.2×105(λ/n)-3.","PeriodicalId":158770,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124087367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}