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Silicon Nanophotonics

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2016) | Viewed by 37795

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Prof. Dr. Seppo Honkanen

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Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
Interests: guided-wave optics; telecommunications application; sensors
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Dr. Matthieu Roussey

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Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
Interests: nanofabrication; thin films; nanolaminates and multilayers; nanostructures; electromagnetic surface waves and plasmonics; X-ray; UV; THz; IR; light field control; environmental sensing; sources and detectors; materials
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Dr. Antti Säynätjoki

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School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Micro- and Nanosciences, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The dream of building low-loss, low-consumption, fast and small devices that manipulate light in fully-integrated circuits is becoming more and more feasible with regards to the incredible advances made in Silicon Photonics and Nanophotoncis over the past few decades.

The scope of this Special Issue of Materials is dedicated to “Silicon Nanophotonics”. Such a large topic covers areas as varied as optical telecommunications, data centers, high-performance computing, medical applications, sensing and bio-sensing, space and aeronautics, energy harvesting, light emitters, and detectors.

An important part of the topic also concerns the tools and the techniques we develop in terms of design, fabrication, and characterization of the different nano-components. Silicon is usually not the only material involved in the devices, and heterogeneous integration platforms are already playing a key role in the domain: research studies have focused on the integration of, for example, Ge, III/V semiconductors, and other thin films on silicon nanophotonic devices, as well as efforts to utilize nanostructures fabricated on silicon-on-insulator, silicon-on-oxidized silicon, amorphous silicon, etc.

It is a pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full-length research manuscripts, short communications, and reviews are welcome.

Prof. Seppo Honkanen
Dr. Matthieu Roussey
Dr. Antti Säynätjoki
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Keywords

  • Integrated optics
  • Nanophotonics
  • Telecommunications
  • Energy
  • Sensors
  • Micro- and nanotechnology
  • Micro- and nanofabrication
  • MOEMS
  • NOEMS

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Silicon Nitride Background in Nanophotonic Waveguide Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
by Ashim Dhakal, Pieter Wuytens, Ali Raza, Nicolas Le Thomas and Roel Baets
Materials 2017, 10(2), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma10020140 - 08 Feb 2017
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Recent studies have shown that evanescent Raman spectroscopy using a silicon nitride (SiN) nanophotonic waveguide platform has higher signal enhancement when compared to free-space systems. However, signal-to-noise ratio from the waveguide at a low analyte concentration is constrained by the shot-noise from the [...] Read more.
Recent studies have shown that evanescent Raman spectroscopy using a silicon nitride (SiN) nanophotonic waveguide platform has higher signal enhancement when compared to free-space systems. However, signal-to-noise ratio from the waveguide at a low analyte concentration is constrained by the shot-noise from the background light originating from the waveguide itself. Hence, understanding the origin and properties of this waveguide background luminescence (WGBL) is essential to developing mitigation strategies. Here, we identify the dominating component of the WGBL spectrum composed of a broad Raman scattering due to momentum selection-rule breaking in amorphous materials, and several peaks specific to molecules embedded in the core. We determine the maximum of the Raman scattering efficiency of the WGBL at room temperature for 785 nm excitation to be 4.5 ± 1 × 10−9 cm−1·sr−1, at a Stokes shift of 200 cm−1. This efficiency decreases monotonically for higher Stokes shifts. Additionally, we also demonstrate the use of slotted waveguides and quasi-transverse magnetic polarization as some mitigation strategies. Full article
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An 8-Channel Wavelength MMI Demultiplexer in Slot Waveguide Structures
by Bar Baruch Ben Zaken, Tal Zanzury and Dror Malka
Materials 2016, 9(11), 881; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9110881 - 01 Nov 2016
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We propose a novel 8-channel wavelength multimode interference (MMI) demultiplexer in slot waveguide structures that operate at 1530 nm, 1535 nm, 1540 nm, 1545 nm, 1550 nm, 1555 nm, 1560 nm, and 1565 nm. Gallium nitride (GaN) surrounded by silicon (Si) was found [...] Read more.
We propose a novel 8-channel wavelength multimode interference (MMI) demultiplexer in slot waveguide structures that operate at 1530 nm, 1535 nm, 1540 nm, 1545 nm, 1550 nm, 1555 nm, 1560 nm, and 1565 nm. Gallium nitride (GaN) surrounded by silicon (Si) was found to be a suitable material for the slot-waveguide structures. The proposed device was designed by seven 1 × 2 MMI couplers, fourteen S-bands, and one input taper. Numerical investigations were carried out on the geometrical parameters using a full vectorial-beam propagation method (FV-BPM). Simulation results show that the proposed device can transmit 8-channel that works in the whole C-band (1530–1565 nm) with low crosstalk (−19.97–−13.77 dB) and bandwidth (1.8–3.6 nm). Thus, the device can be very useful in optical networking systems that work on dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. Full article
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Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Tensile-Strained Si0.13Ge0.87/Ge Multiple Quantum Wells on a Ge Virtual Substrate
by Guangyang Lin, Ningli Chen, Lu Zhang, Zhiwei Huang, Wei Huang, Jianyuan Wang, Jianfang Xu, Songyan Chen and Cheng Li
Materials 2016, 9(10), 803; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9100803 - 27 Sep 2016
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Direct band electroluminescence (EL) from tensile-strained Si0.13Ge0.87/Ge multiple quantum wells (MQWs) on a Ge virtual substrate (VS) at room temperature is reported herein. Due to the competitive result of quantum confinement Stark effect and bandgap narrowing induced by tensile [...] Read more.
Direct band electroluminescence (EL) from tensile-strained Si0.13Ge0.87/Ge multiple quantum wells (MQWs) on a Ge virtual substrate (VS) at room temperature is reported herein. Due to the competitive result of quantum confinement Stark effect and bandgap narrowing induced by tensile strain in Ge wells, electroluminescence from Γ1-HH1 transition in 12-nm Ge wells was observed at around 1550 nm. As injection current density increases, additional emission shoulders from Γ2-HH2 transition in Ge wells and Ge VS appeared at around 1300–1400 nm and 1600–1700 nm, respectively. The peak energy of EL shifted to the lower energy side superquadratically with an increase of injection current density as a result of the Joule heating effect. During the elevation of environmental temperature, EL intensity increased due to a reduction of energy between L and Γ valleys of Ge. Empirical fitting of the relationship between the integrated intensity of EL (L) and injection current density (J) with L~Jm shows that the m factor increased with injection current density, suggesting higher light emitting efficiency of the diode at larger injection current densities, which can be attributed to larger carrier occupations in the Γ valley and the heavy hole (HH) valance band at higher temperatures. Full article
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Compact Holographic Projection Display Using Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon Spatial Light Modulator
by Wei-Feng Hsu and Ming-Hong Weng
Materials 2016, 9(9), 768; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090768 - 09 Sep 2016
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This paper presents a holographic projection display in which a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) performs three functions: beam shaping, image display, and speckle reduction. The functions of beam shaping and image display are performed by dividing the SLM window into four sub-windows [...] Read more.
This paper presents a holographic projection display in which a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) performs three functions: beam shaping, image display, and speckle reduction. The functions of beam shaping and image display are performed by dividing the SLM window into four sub-windows loaded with different diffractive phase elements (DPEs). The DPEs are calculated using a modified iterative Fourier transform algorithm (IFTA). The function of speckle reduction is performed using temporal integration of display images containing speckles. The speckle contrast ratio of the display image is 0.39 due to the integration of eight speckled images. The system can be extended to display full-color images also by using temporal addition of elementary color images. Because the system configuration needs only an SLM, a Fourier transform lens, and two mirrors, the system volume is very small, becoming a potential candidate for micro projectors. Full article
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A Photonic 1 × 4 Power Splitter Based on Multimode Interference in Silicon–Gallium-Nitride Slot Waveguide Structures
by Dror Malka, Yossef Danan, Yehonatan Ramon and Zeev Zalevsky
Materials 2016, 9(7), 516; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9070516 - 25 Jun 2016
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In this paper, a design for a 1 × 4 optical power splitter based on the multimode interference (MMI) coupler in a silicon (Si)–gallium nitride (GaN) slot waveguide structure is presented—to our knowledge, for the first time. Si and GaN were found as [...] Read more.
In this paper, a design for a 1 × 4 optical power splitter based on the multimode interference (MMI) coupler in a silicon (Si)–gallium nitride (GaN) slot waveguide structure is presented—to our knowledge, for the first time. Si and GaN were found as suitable materials for the slot waveguide structure. Numerical optimizations were carried out on the device parameters using the full vectorial-beam propagation method (FV-BPM). Simulation results show that the proposed device can be useful to divide optical signal energy uniformly in the C-band range (1530–1565 nm) into four output ports with low insertion losses (0.07 dB). Full article
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