A Linear Electrooptic Effect in Silicon, Induced by Use of Strain

The crystal structure in a silicon waveguide can be distorted by application of strain. Thereby, the otherwise forbidden linear electrooptic (Pockels) effect is induced, opening a new route for optical modulation in silicon

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Published in3rd IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 2006 pp. 37 - 39
Main Authors Fage-Pedersen, J., Frandsen, L.H., Lavrinenko, A.V., Borel, P.I.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2006
Subjects
Capacitive sensors
Electrodes
Electrooptic effects
Electrooptic modulators
Etching
Glass
Optical modulation
Optical waveguides
Photonics
Silicon
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Summary:The crystal structure in a silicon waveguide can be distorted by application of strain. Thereby, the otherwise forbidden linear electrooptic (Pockels) effect is induced, opening a new route for optical modulation in silicon
ISBN:9781424400966
1424400961
ISSN:1949-2081
1949-209X
DOI:10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708157