Nonlinearity of optimized silicon photonic slot waveguides

Opt Express. 2009 May 25;17(11):9282-7. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.009282.

Abstract

In this numerical study, we show that by exploiting the advantages of the horizontal silicon slot wave-guide structure the nonlinear interaction can be significantly increased compared to vertical slot waveguides. The deposition of a 20 nm thin optically nonlinear layer with low refractive index sandwiched between two silicon wires of 220 nm width and 205 nm height could enable a nonlinearity coefficient gamma of more than 2 x 10(7) W(-1)km(-1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Nonlinear Dynamics*
  • Photons
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Silicon*

Substances

  • Silicon