Laser crystallized low-loss polycrystalline silicon waveguides
Laser crystallized low-loss polycrystalline silicon waveguides
We report the fabrication of low-loss, low temperature deposited polysilicon waveguides via laser crystallization. The process involves pre-patterning amorphous silicon films to confine the thermal energy during the crystallization phase, which helps to control the grain growth and reduce the heat transfer to the surrounding media, making it compatible with CMOS integration. Micro-Raman spectroscopy, Secco etching and X-ray diffraction measurements reveal the high crystalline quality of the processed waveguides with the formation of millimeter long crystal grains. Optical losses as low as 5.3 dB/cm have been measured, indicating their suitability for the development of high-density integrated circuits.
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Franz, Yohann
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Runge, Antoine F.J.
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Oo, Swe Zin
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Martinez Jimenez, Gregorio
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Healy, Noel
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Khokhar, Ali
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Tarazona, Antulio
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Chong, Harold
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Mailis, Sakellaris
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18 February 2019
Franz, Yohann
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Runge, Antoine F.J.
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Oo, Swe Zin
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Martinez Jimenez, Gregorio
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Healy, Noel
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Khokhar, Ali
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Tarazona, Antulio
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Chong, Harold
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Mailis, Sakellaris
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Peacock, Anna
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Franz, Yohann, Runge, Antoine F.J., Oo, Swe Zin, Martinez Jimenez, Gregorio, Healy, Noel, Khokhar, Ali, Tarazona, Antulio, Chong, Harold, Mailis, Sakellaris and Peacock, Anna
(2019)
Laser crystallized low-loss polycrystalline silicon waveguides.
Optics Express, 27 (4), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.27.004462).
Abstract
We report the fabrication of low-loss, low temperature deposited polysilicon waveguides via laser crystallization. The process involves pre-patterning amorphous silicon films to confine the thermal energy during the crystallization phase, which helps to control the grain growth and reduce the heat transfer to the surrounding media, making it compatible with CMOS integration. Micro-Raman spectroscopy, Secco etching and X-ray diffraction measurements reveal the high crystalline quality of the processed waveguides with the formation of millimeter long crystal grains. Optical losses as low as 5.3 dB/cm have been measured, indicating their suitability for the development of high-density integrated circuits.
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Accepted/In Press date: 20 December 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 February 2019
Published date: 18 February 2019
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