Ultracompact Nonlinear Photonic Devices with SOI Technology

摘要ECCS-0801772 G。目的：硅光子学是光学的一个相对较新的分支，在微电子和电信工业中具有巨大的潜力。基本方法包括利用硅基材料在同一芯片上提供光学和电子功能，从而形成单片集成的光电平台。我们研究的主要目标是发展实验和理论知识基础，以了解硅波导内的非线性效应如何可以利用各种现代应用相关的微电子和电信industries.Intellectual优点：各种实用设备利用非线性光学现象将设计和测试使用绝缘体上硅波导。重点将放在色散工程，孤子的形成和超连续谱的产生。全光触发器，可以存储信息，并作为一个光学存储元件将被证明。光子晶体波导结构的使用将在理论和实验上进行研究，目标是将器件尺寸缩小到100 µm以下。更广泛的影响：这项研究的结果将对工业和消费者的高科技部门产生广泛的影响，因为硅技术提供了以低成本大规模生产可靠设备的潜力。拟议的研究计划还将用于吸引科学，技术，工程和数学方面代表性不足的学生。

AbstractECCS-0801772G. Agrawal, University of RochesterObjective: Silicon photonics is a relatively new branch of optics with a vast potential for the microelectronics and telecommunication industries. The basic approach consists of utilizing silicon-based materials for providing both the optical and electronic functions on the same chip, resulting in a monolithically integrated optoelectronic platform. The primary goal of our research is to develop the experimental and theoretical knowledge base for understanding how the nonlinear effects inside silicon waveguides can be exploited for a variety of modern applications relevant for the microelectronics and telecommunication industries.Intellectual Merit: A variety of practical devices utilizing nonlinear optical phenomena will be designed and tested using silicon-on-insulator waveguides. The focus will be on dispersion engineering, soliton formation, and supercontinuum generation. All-optical flip-flops that can store information and act as an optical memory element will be demonstrated. The use of photonic crystal waveguide structures will be investigated theoretically and experimentally, with the goal of shrinking the device sizes below 100 µm. Broader Impact: The results of the research will have broad implications, for the high technology sector of industry and consumers alike, since silicon technology offers the potential for mass production of reliable devices at low cost. The proposed research program will also be used to attract students from under-represented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.