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Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides

Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides
Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides
All-optical modulation has been demonstrated in a germanium-on-silicon rib waveguide over the mid-infrared wavelength range of 2-3µm using a free-carrier absorption scheme. Transmission measurements have shown the waveguides to have low propagation losses that are relatively independent of wavelength out to 3.8µm, indicating that the modulation could be extended further into the mid-infrared region for applications in sensing and spectroscopy. By monitoring the material recovery, the free-carrier lifetime of the micron-sized waveguides has been estimated to be ~18ns, allowing for modulation speeds within the megahertz regime.
0146-9592
268-271
Shen, Li
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Healy, Noel
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Mitchell, Colin J.
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Soler Penadés, Jordi
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Nedeljković, Miloš
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Mashanovich, Goran Z.
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Peacock, Anna C.
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Shen, Li
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Healy, Noel
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Mitchell, Colin J.
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Soler Penadés, Jordi
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Nedeljković, Miloš
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Mashanovich, Goran Z.
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Shen, Li, Healy, Noel, Mitchell, Colin J., Soler Penadés, Jordi, Nedeljković, Miloš, Mashanovich, Goran Z. and Peacock, Anna C. (2015) Mid-infrared all-optical modulation in low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguides. Optics Letters, 40 (2), 268-271. (doi:10.1364/OL.40.000268).

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Abstract

All-optical modulation has been demonstrated in a germanium-on-silicon rib waveguide over the mid-infrared wavelength range of 2-3µm using a free-carrier absorption scheme. Transmission measurements have shown the waveguides to have low propagation losses that are relatively independent of wavelength out to 3.8µm, indicating that the modulation could be extended further into the mid-infrared region for applications in sensing and spectroscopy. By monitoring the material recovery, the free-carrier lifetime of the micron-sized waveguides has been estimated to be ~18ns, allowing for modulation speeds within the megahertz regime.

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Accepted/In Press date: 29 November 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 January 2015
Published date: 15 January 2015
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, Photonic Systems Circuits & Sensors

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Local EPrints ID: 375053
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375053
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 5c83c9c1-ba2a-4d55-b1de-747e7363af3b
ORCID for Colin J. Mitchell: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-8842
ORCID for Jordi Soler Penadés: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1706-8533
ORCID for Miloš Nedeljković: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-7911
ORCID for Anna C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2015 12:06
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:49

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Author: Li Shen
Author: Noel Healy
Author: Jordi Soler Penadés ORCID iD
Author: Anna C. Peacock ORCID iD

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