Coupling and switching in optically resonant periodic electrode structures

Amy E. Bieber; Thomas G. Brown; Richard C. Tiberio

doi:10.1117/12.239017

1 May 1996 Coupling and switching in optically resonant periodic electrode structures

Amy E. Bieber, Thomas G. Brown, Richard C. Tiberio

Proceedings Volume 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239017
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes coupling and switching of optical radiation using metal-semiconductor- metal (MSM) structures, specifically in a metal-on-silicon waveguide configuration. These structures have the special advantage of being VLSI-compatible. Three different designs were successfully used to examine modulation and optical switching based upon nonlinear interactions in the silicon waveguide; a traditional Bragg reflector design and a phase-shifted structure were used to observe thermally-tunable switching of nanosecond-regime Nd:YAG pulses. Finally, a normal-incidence structure was examined which exhibited nonlinear reflectivity modulation.

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Amy E. Bieber, Thomas G. Brown, and Richard C. Tiberio "Coupling and switching in optically resonant periodic electrode structures", Proc. SPIE 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV, (1 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239017

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