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On-chip photonics : principles, technology and applications.

On-Chip Photonics: Principles, Technology and Applications reviews advances in integrated photonic devices and their demonstrated applications, including ultrafast high-power lasers on a chip, mid-infrared and overtone spectroscopies, all-optical processing on a chip, logic gates on a chip, and cryp...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Subjects:
Optoelectronic devices.
Dispositifs optoélectroniques.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • On-Chip Photonics: Principles, Technology, and Applications
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Historical perspective of optical waveguides
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. The origins of optical fibers
  • 1.3. Modern optical fibers
  • 1.3.1. Dispersion-shifted fibers
  • 1.3.2. Highly nonlinear fibers
  • 1.3.3. Large mode-area fibers
  • 1.3.4. Microstructured fibers
  • 1.3.4.1. Solid-core microstructured fibers
  • 1.3.4.2. Hollow-core microstructured fibers
  • 1.4. The origins of on-chip waveguides
  • 1.5. Modern on-chip waveguides
  • 1.5.1. Semiconductor waveguides
  • 1.5.1.1. Silicon waveguides
  • 1.5.1.2. Silicon nitride waveguides
  • 1.5.1.3. III-V group waveguides
  • 1.5.1.4. Lithium niobate waveguides
  • 1.5.2. Glass waveguides
  • 1.5.3. Plasmonic waveguides
  • 1.5.4. Photonic crystal waveguides
  • 1.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Modes propagation in planar waveguides
  • 2.1. The need for optical waveguides
  • 2.2. How does light propagate in a waveguide?
  • 2.3. Maxwell-Heaviside equations
  • 2.3.1. Polarization and magnetization
  • 2.4. Wave equation solution for a slab waveguide
  • 2.5. Evanescent field
  • 2.6. Dispersion
  • 2.6.1. Chromatic dispersion
  • 2.6.2. Modal dispersion
  • 2.7. Numerical methods
  • 2.7.1. Finite element method
  • 2.7.2. Finite-difference time-domain method
  • 2.7.3. Beam propagation method
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Computational methods
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.1.1. Overview of computational methods for solving Maxwell's equations
  • 3.1.1.1. Open vs closed regions
  • 3.1.1.2. The size of the geometry in relation to the wavelength of operation
  • 3.1.1.3. Time domain or frequency domain?
  • Time domain methods
  • Frequency domain methods
  • 3.1.2. Sinusoidal solutions to Maxwell's equations
  • 3.1.2.1. Steady-state solutions or eigensolutions
  • 3.1.2.2. Beam propagation methods
  • 3.2. Practical considerations with computational methods
  • 3.2.1. Choosing a computational method for modeling
  • 3.2.2. Practical step/steps in using commercial solvers
  • 3.2.2.1. Validation and benchmarking
  • 3.2.2.2. Boundary conditions in computational methods and commercial solvers
  • Natural boundary condition
  • Forced boundary condition
  • 3.2.2.3. Sources and monitors in commercial solvers
  • 3.3. Model for a nanowire laser
  • 3.3.1. Cavity simulations
  • 3.3.2. The gain model
  • 3.3.3. Laser rate equations
  • 3.4. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Material platforms for integrated photonics
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Devices and materials choice
  • 4.2.1. Waveguides
  • 4.2.2. Directional coupler
  • 4.2.3. Multimode interferometer
  • 4.2.4. Mach-Zehnder interferometer
  • 4.2.5. Microring resonator
  • 4.2.6. Distributed Bragg reflector
  • 4.2.7. Phase shifters and switches
  • 4.2.8. High-speed modulators
  • 4.2.8.1. Plasma dispersion effect
  • 4.2.8.2. Electroabsorption effect
  • 4.2.8.3. Pockel effect