Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics

Abstract We introduce a hyperuniform-disordered platform for the realization of near-infrared photonic devices on a silicon-on-insulator platform, demonstrating the functionality of these structures in a flexible silicon photonics integrated circuit platform unconstrained by crystalline symmetries....

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Autores principales: Milan M. Milošević, Weining Man, Geev Nahal, Paul J. Steinhardt, Salvatore Torquato, Paul M. Chaikin, Timothy Amoah, Bowen Yu, Ruth Ann Mullen, Marian Florescu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ac7d0b82bd79492dbba5542796c6fec92021-12-02T15:12:15ZHyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics10.1038/s41598-019-56692-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/ac7d0b82bd79492dbba5542796c6fec92019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56692-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract We introduce a hyperuniform-disordered platform for the realization of near-infrared photonic devices on a silicon-on-insulator platform, demonstrating the functionality of these structures in a flexible silicon photonics integrated circuit platform unconstrained by crystalline symmetries. The designs proposed advantageously leverage the large, complete, and isotropic photonic band gaps provided by hyperuniform disordered structures. An integrated design for a compact, sub-volt, sub-fJ/bit, hyperuniform-clad, electrically controlled resonant optical modulator suitable for fabrication in the silicon photonics ecosystem is presented along with simulation results. We also report results for passive device elements, including waveguides and resonators, which are seamlessly integrated with conventional silicon-on-insulator strip waveguides and vertical couplers. We show that the hyperuniform-disordered platform enables improved compactness, enhanced energy efficiency, and better temperature stability compared to the silicon photonics devices based on rib and strip waveguides.Milan M. MiloševićWeining ManGeev NahalPaul J. SteinhardtSalvatore TorquatoPaul M. ChaikinTimothy AmoahBowen YuRuth Ann MullenMarian FlorescuNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
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Milan M. Milošević
Weining Man
Geev Nahal
Paul J. Steinhardt
Salvatore Torquato
Paul M. Chaikin
Timothy Amoah
Bowen Yu
Ruth Ann Mullen
Marian Florescu
Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
description Abstract We introduce a hyperuniform-disordered platform for the realization of near-infrared photonic devices on a silicon-on-insulator platform, demonstrating the functionality of these structures in a flexible silicon photonics integrated circuit platform unconstrained by crystalline symmetries. The designs proposed advantageously leverage the large, complete, and isotropic photonic band gaps provided by hyperuniform disordered structures. An integrated design for a compact, sub-volt, sub-fJ/bit, hyperuniform-clad, electrically controlled resonant optical modulator suitable for fabrication in the silicon photonics ecosystem is presented along with simulation results. We also report results for passive device elements, including waveguides and resonators, which are seamlessly integrated with conventional silicon-on-insulator strip waveguides and vertical couplers. We show that the hyperuniform-disordered platform enables improved compactness, enhanced energy efficiency, and better temperature stability compared to the silicon photonics devices based on rib and strip waveguides.
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author Milan M. Milošević
Weining Man
Geev Nahal
Paul J. Steinhardt
Salvatore Torquato
Paul M. Chaikin
Timothy Amoah
Bowen Yu
Ruth Ann Mullen
Marian Florescu
author_facet Milan M. Milošević
Weining Man
Geev Nahal
Paul J. Steinhardt
Salvatore Torquato
Paul M. Chaikin
Timothy Amoah
Bowen Yu
Ruth Ann Mullen
Marian Florescu
author_sort Milan M. Milošević
title Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
title_short Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
title_full Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
title_fullStr Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
title_full_unstemmed Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
title_sort hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/ac7d0b82bd79492dbba5542796c6fec9
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