Fabrication of a highly efficient optical modulator based on silicon-on-insulator

Raghied M. H. Atta; Graham J. Ensell; Alan G. R. Evans; Jason C. E. Png; Graham T. Reed

doi:10.1117/12.498967

24 April 2003 Fabrication of a highly efficient optical modulator based on silicon-on-insulator

Raghied M. H. Atta, Graham J. Ensell, Alan G. R. Evans, Jason C. E. Png, Graham T. Reed

Proceedings Volume 5116, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.498967
Event: Microtechnologies for the New Millennium 2003, 2003, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Abstract

Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology offers tremendous potential for the integration of optoelectronic functions on a silicon substrate. In this research, we report on the fabrication process of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer on an SOI with 0.5μm wide waveguides in a Si layer of the order of ~1μm thick. These small dimensions increase the speed of these devices. However, with these small dimensions several fabrication difficulties such as alignment and thickness accuracy are present.

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Raghied M. H. Atta, Graham J. Ensell, Alan G. R. Evans, Jason C. E. Png, and Graham T. Reed "Fabrication of a highly efficient optical modulator based on silicon-on-insulator", Proc. SPIE 5116, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS, (24 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.498967

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