Title

Silicon Microspheres For Near-Ir Communication Applications

Abstract

We have performed transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarized elastic light scattering calculations at 90° and 0° in the o-band at 1.3 νm for a 15 νm radius silicon microsphere with a refractive index of 3.5. The quality factors are on the order of 107 and the mode/channel spacing is 7 nm, which correlate well with the refractive index and the optical size of the microsphere. The 90° elastic light scattering can be used to monitor a dropped channel (drop port), whereas the 0° elastic scattering can be used to monitor the transmission channel (through port). The optical resonances of the silicon microspheres provide the necessary narrow linewidths that are needed for high-resolution optical communication applications. Potential telecommunication applications include filters, modulators, switches, wavelength converters, detectors, amplifiers and light sources. Silicon microspheres show promise as potential building blocks for silicon-based electrophotonic integration. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Publication Date

6-1-2008

Publication Title

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volume

23

Issue

6

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/23/6/064009

Socpus ID

45749088494 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/45749088494

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