Digital deterministic control of slow light in photonic crystal waveguide membranes through atomic layer deposition

Charlton J. Chen, Chad A. Husko, Inanc Meric, Ken L. Shepard, Chee Wei Wong, William M.J. Green, Yurii A. Vlasov, Solomon Assefa

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Abstract

We present for the first time digital and deterministic control of slow-light in photonic crystal silicon membranes through atomic layer deposition. Supported by ab initio calculations and our earlier advancements, the tuning of the slow group indices and higher-order dispersion characteristics are observed in the chip-scale Mach-Zehnder interferometers, along with control of the surface-state coupling. This deterministic control is a CMOS process that unambiguously tunes the slow-light dispersion for ultrahigh-bandwidth delay lines and nonlinear nanophotonics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: May 31 2009Jun 5 2009

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period5/31/096/5/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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