Silicon photonics circuit design: methods, tools and challenges

W Bogaerts, L Chrostowski - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon Photonics technology is rapidly maturing as a platform for larger‐scale photonic
circuits. As a result, the associated design methodologies are also evolving from component …

Silicon-based on-chip multiplexing technologies and devices for Peta-bit optical interconnects

D Dai, JE Bowers - Nanophotonics, 2014 - degruyter.com
An effective solution to enhance the capacity of an optical-interconnect link is utilizing
advanced multiplexing technologies, like wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) …

Novel concept for ultracompact polarization splitter-rotator based on silicon nanowires

D Dai, JE Bowers - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
A novel concept for an ultracompact polarization splitter-rotator is proposed by utilizing a
structure combining an adiabatic taper and an asymmetrical directional coupler. The …

High-efficiency fiber-to-chip grating couplers realized using an advanced CMOS-compatible silicon-on-insulator platform

D Vermeulen, S Selvaraja, P Verheyen, G Lepage… - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
A new generation of Silicon-on-Insulator fiber-to-chip grating couplers which use a silicon
overlay to enhance the directionality and thereby the coupling efficiency is presented …

Mode conversion in tapered submicron silicon ridge optical waveguides

D Dai, Y Tang, JE Bowers - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The mode conversion in tapered submicron silicon ridge optical waveguides is investigated
theoretically and experimentally. Two types of optical waveguide tapers are considered in …

Efficient adiabatic silicon-on-insulator waveguide taper

Y Fu, T Ye, W Tang, T Chu - Photonics Research, 2014 - opg.optica.org
A silicon-on-insulator-based adiabatic waveguide taper with a high coupling efficiency and
small footprint is presented. The taper was designed to reduce the incidence of mode …

Compact broadband polarizer based on shallowly-etched silicon-on-insulator ridge optical waveguides

D Dai, Z Wang, N Julian, JE Bowers - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
A new way to make broadband polarizers on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides is
proposed, analyzed and characterized. The characteristics of the eigenmodes in a shallowly …

Silicon nanophotonic integrated devices for on-chip multiplexing and switching

D Dai - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A review is given on our recent progresses in silicon nanophotonic integrated devices for
multiplexing and switching, which are key elements in a multichannel multiplexed photonic …

Ce: YIG/Silicon-on-Insulator waveguide optical isolator realized by adhesive bonding

S Ghosh, S Keyvavinia, W Van Roy, T Mizumoto… - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
A waveguide optical isolator realized by adhesive bonding of a garnet die, containing a Ce:
YIG magneto-optic layer, on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuit is demonstrated. The …

Glucose sensing by waveguide-based absorption spectroscopy on a silicon chip

E Ryckeboer, R Bockstaele… - Biomedical optics …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we demonstrate in vitro detection of glucose by means of a lab-on-chip
absorption spectroscopy approach. This optical method allows label-free and specific …