Abstract
This chapter describes the development of passive and active components for silicon photonic integrated circuits that were performed in the CPqD. Specifically, the devices studied are polarization splitter and rotator (PSR), optical \(90^{\circ }\) hybrid, modulator, and laser. Each one is explained showing the principle of operation, modeling, and results obtained. These designed devices are compatible with standard manufacturing processes enabling monolithic integration with other devices. In addition, they can be used as building blocks for coherent transceivers and receivers in silicon photonics.
Keywords
- Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits
- Gain Chip
- Side Mode Suppression Ratio (SMSR)
- Coherent Receiver
- High Index Contrast
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The authors thank Stenio M. Ranzini for reviewing a draft of this chapter and also acknowledge FAPESP under grant 2016/20615-8 for funding this project.
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Bustamante, Y.R.R., Moura, U., Santana, H.F., de Farias, G.B. (2019). Optical Devices in Silicon Photonics. In: Paradisi, A., Carvalho Figueiredo, R., Chiuchiarelli, A., de Souza Rosa, E. (eds) Optical Communications. Telecommunications and Information Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97187-2_11
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