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Photonic micro-structures produced by selective etching of laser-crystallized amorphous silicon

Photonic micro-structures produced by selective etching of laser-crystallized amorphous silicon
Photonic micro-structures produced by selective etching of laser-crystallized amorphous silicon

We present a method for the production of polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) photonic micro-structures based on laser writing. The method consists of local laser-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon (a-Si) followed by selective etching in chemical agents that act preferentially on the a-Si material, consequently revealing the poly-Si content of the film. We have studied the characteristics of these structures as a function of the laser processing parameters and we demonstrate their potential photonic functionality by fabricating polycrystalline silicon ridge optical waveguides. Preliminary waveguide transmission performance results indicated an optical transmission loss of 9 dB/cm in these unrefined devices.

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2573-2581
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Martinez-Jimenez, G., Franz, Y., Runge, A.F.J., Ceschia, M., Healy, N., Oo, S.Z., Tarazona, A., Chong, H.M.H., Peacock, A.C. and Mailis, S. (2019) Photonic micro-structures produced by selective etching of laser-crystallized amorphous silicon. Optical Materials Express, 9 (6), 2573-2581. (doi:10.1364/OME.9.002573).

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We present a method for the production of polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) photonic micro-structures based on laser writing. The method consists of local laser-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon (a-Si) followed by selective etching in chemical agents that act preferentially on the a-Si material, consequently revealing the poly-Si content of the film. We have studied the characteristics of these structures as a function of the laser processing parameters and we demonstrate their potential photonic functionality by fabricating polycrystalline silicon ridge optical waveguides. Preliminary waveguide transmission performance results indicated an optical transmission loss of 9 dB/cm in these unrefined devices.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 April 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 May 2019
Published date: 1 June 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 432094
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/432094
ISSN: 2159-3930
PURE UUID: bf80ef59-18c7-4f41-a479-aa938926293b
ORCID for H.M.H. Chong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-5761
ORCID for A.C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 02 Jul 2019 16:30
Last modified: 11 May 2024 01:42

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Author: G. Martinez-Jimenez
Author: Y. Franz
Author: A.F.J. Runge
Author: M. Ceschia
Author: N. Healy
Author: S.Z. Oo
Author: A. Tarazona
Author: H.M.H. Chong ORCID iD
Author: A.C. Peacock ORCID iD
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD

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