Chip, Volume. 3, Issue 3, 100104(2024)
Suspended nanomembrane silicon photonic integrated circuits
Leveraging the low linear and nonlinear absorption loss of silicon at mid-infrared (mid-IR) wavelengths, silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have attracted significant attention for mid-IR applications including optical sensing, spectroscopy, and nonlinear optics. However, mid-IR silicon PICs typically show moderate performance compared to state-of-the-art silicon photonic devices operating in the telecommunication band. Here, we proposed and demonstrated suspended nanomembrane silicon (SNS) PICs with light-guiding within deep-subwavelength waveguide thickness for operation in the short-wavelength mid-IR region. We demonstrated key building components, namely, grating couplers, waveguide arrays, micro-resonators, etc., which exhibit excellent performances in bandwidths, back reflections, quality factors, and fabrication tolerance. Moreover, the results show that the proposed SNS PICs have high compatibility with the multi-project wafer foundry services. Our study provides an unprecedented platform for mid-IR integrated photonics and applications.
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Rongxiang Guo, Qiyue Lang, Zunyue Zhang, Haofeng Hu, Tiegen Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Zhenzhou Cheng. Suspended nanomembrane silicon photonic integrated circuits[J]. Chip, 2024, 3(3): 100104
Category: Research Articles
Received: Mar. 26, 2024
Accepted: Jul. 1, 2024
Published Online: Nov. 12, 2024
The Author Email: Wang Jiaqi (jqwang@szu.edu.cn), Cheng Zhenzhou (zhenzhoucheng@tju.edu.cn)