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Integration of gigahertz-bandwidth semiconductor devices inside microstructured optical fibres

Integration of gigahertz-bandwidth semiconductor devices inside microstructured optical fibres
Integration of gigahertz-bandwidth semiconductor devices inside microstructured optical fibres
The prospect of an all-fibre optical communications network in which light can be generated, modulated and detected within the fibre itself without the need for discrete optoelectronic devices is an appealing one. However, to become a reality, this approach requires the incorporation of optoelectronic materials and functionalities into silica fibres to create a new breed of semiconductor-fibre hybrid devices for performing various tasks. Here, we report the integration of precisely doped semiconductor materials and high-quality rectifying semiconductor junctions into microstructured optical fibres, enabling high-speed, in-fibre functionalities such as photodetection at telecommunications wavelengths. These semiconductor-fibre hybrid devices exhibit a bandwidth of up to 3 GHz and seamless coupling to standard single-mode optical fibres.
1749-4885
174-179
He, Rongrui
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Sparks, Justin R.
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Healy, Noel
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Sparks, Justin R.
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Krishnamurthi, Mahesh
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Gopalan, Venkatraman
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He, Rongrui, Sazio, Pier J.A., Peacock, Anna C., Healy, Noel, Sparks, Justin R., Krishnamurthi, Mahesh, Gopalan, Venkatraman and Badding, John V. (2012) Integration of gigahertz-bandwidth semiconductor devices inside microstructured optical fibres. Nature Photonics, 6 (3), 174-179. (doi:10.1038/NPHOTON.2011.352).

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Abstract

The prospect of an all-fibre optical communications network in which light can be generated, modulated and detected within the fibre itself without the need for discrete optoelectronic devices is an appealing one. However, to become a reality, this approach requires the incorporation of optoelectronic materials and functionalities into silica fibres to create a new breed of semiconductor-fibre hybrid devices for performing various tasks. Here, we report the integration of precisely doped semiconductor materials and high-quality rectifying semiconductor junctions into microstructured optical fibres, enabling high-speed, in-fibre functionalities such as photodetection at telecommunications wavelengths. These semiconductor-fibre hybrid devices exhibit a bandwidth of up to 3 GHz and seamless coupling to standard single-mode optical fibres.

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Published date: 5 February 2012
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 334086
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/334086
ISSN: 1749-4885
PURE UUID: 577a5b09-270a-48de-a039-7eaaf4931ff4
ORCID for Pier J.A. Sazio: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-9266
ORCID for Anna C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172

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Date deposited: 06 Mar 2012 13:41
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:15

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Author: Rongrui He
Author: Pier J.A. Sazio ORCID iD
Author: Anna C. Peacock ORCID iD
Author: Noel Healy
Author: Justin R. Sparks
Author: Mahesh Krishnamurthi
Author: Venkatraman Gopalan
Author: John V. Badding

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