Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides
Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides
All-optical modulation has been demonstrated in a germanium-on-silicon rib waveguide over the mid-infrared wavelength range of 2-3µm using a free-carrier absorption scheme. Transmission measurements have shown the waveguides to have low propagation losses that are relatively independent of wavelength out to 3.8µm, indicating that the modulation could be extended further into the mid-infrared region for applications in sensing and spectroscopy. By monitoring the material recovery, the free-carrier lifetime of the micron-sized waveguides has been estimated to be ~18ns, allowing for modulation speeds within the megahertz regime.
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Shen, Li
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Healy, Noel
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Mitchell, Colin J.
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Soler Penadés, Jordi
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Nedeljković, Miloš
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Mashanovich, Goran Z.
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Peacock, Anna C.
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15 January 2015
Shen, Li
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Healy, Noel
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Mitchell, Colin J.
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Soler Penadés, Jordi
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Nedeljković, Miloš
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Mashanovich, Goran Z.
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Peacock, Anna C.
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Shen, Li, Healy, Noel, Mitchell, Colin J., Soler Penadés, Jordi, Nedeljković, Miloš, Mashanovich, Goran Z. and Peacock, Anna C.
(2015)
Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides.
Optics Letters, 40 (2), .
(doi:10.1364/OL.40.000268).
Abstract
All-optical modulation has been demonstrated in a germanium-on-silicon rib waveguide over the mid-infrared wavelength range of 2-3µm using a free-carrier absorption scheme. Transmission measurements have shown the waveguides to have low propagation losses that are relatively independent of wavelength out to 3.8µm, indicating that the modulation could be extended further into the mid-infrared region for applications in sensing and spectroscopy. By monitoring the material recovery, the free-carrier lifetime of the micron-sized waveguides has been estimated to be ~18ns, allowing for modulation speeds within the megahertz regime.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 November 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 January 2015
Published date: 15 January 2015
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Optoelectronics Research Centre, Photonic Systems Circuits & Sensors
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375053
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