Recent advances in light sources on silicon

Y Han, H Park, J Bowers, KM Lau - Advances in Optics and Photonics, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Realizing efficient on-chip light sources has long been the “holy-grail” for Si-photonics
research. Several important breakthroughs were made in this field in the past few years. In …

III–V infrared emitters on Si: fabrication concepts, device architectures and down-scaling with a focus on template-assisted selective epitaxy

P Tiwari, NV Trivino, H Schmid… - Semiconductor Science …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The local integration of III–Vs on Si is relevant for a wide range of applications in electronics
and photonics, since it combines a mature and established materials platform with desired …

Single-Mode Laser in the Telecom Range by Deterministic Amplification of the Topological Interface Mode

M Scherrer, CW Lee, H Schmid, KE Moselund - ACS photonics, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photonic integrated circuits are paving the way for novel on-chip functionalities with diverse
applications in communication, computing, and beyond. The integration of on-chip light …

I/O-efficient iterative matrix inversion with photonic integrated circuits

M Chen, Y Wang, C Yao, A Wonfor, S Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Photonic integrated circuits have been extensively explored for optical processing with the
aim of breaking the speed and energy efficiency bottlenecks of digital electronics. However …

GaAs Templates Selectively Grown on Silicon-on-Insulator for Lasers in Silicon Photonics

J Huang, Q Lin, Y Xue, L Lin, Z Xing… - Crystal Growth & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Realizing efficient on-chip light sources on Si is a crux for Si-based photonic integrated
circuits (PICs). Lateral aspect ratio trapping (LART) by MOCVD for selective epitaxy of III–V …

Single-mode emission in InP microdisks on Si using Au antenna

P Tiwari, A Fischer, M Scherrer, D Caimi… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
An important building block for on-chip photonic applications is a scaled emitter. Whispering
gallery mode cavities based on III–Vs on Si allow for small device footprints and lasing with …

[HTML][HTML] Growth of type I superlattice III-V heterostructure in horizontal nanowires enclosed in a silicon oxide template

E Brugnolotto, M Scherrer, H Schmid, V Georgiev… - Journal of Crystal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Template assisted selective epitaxy (TASE) offers an attractive monolithic integration route
for III-V semiconductors on Si, benefitting from reduced defect density and versatility in its …

Orbitrap™-SIMS analysis of advanced semiconductor inorganic structures

A Franquet, V Spampinato, S Kayser, W Vandervorst… - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
Shrinking semiconductor device dimensions requires extensive R&D in all areas, inclusive
of the materials characterization techniques and methodologies commonly used. With …

[HTML][HTML] Large-area single-crystal indium phosphide laterally grown on patterned silicon-on-insulator

J Li, Y Xue, K Xu, Z Xing, KS Wong, KM Lau - APL Materials, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Selective area heteroepitaxy provides an alternate solution for the monolithic integration of
high-performance III-V lasers on Si with effective management of crystalline defects. Here …

Efficient optical phase modulator based on an III–V metal-oxide-semiconductor structure with a doped graphene transparent electrode

T Piyapatarakul, H Tang, K Toprasertpong… - Japanese Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose a III–V metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) optical modulator with a graphene
gate electrode along with the analysis of the modulation properties. With p-type doped …