Controlling evanescent waves using silicon photonic all-dielectric metamaterials for dense integration

Saman Jahani; Sangsik Kim; Jonathan Atkinson; Justin C. Wirth; Farid Kalhor; Abdullah Al Noman; Ward D. Newman; Prashant Shekhar; Kyunghun Han; Vien Van; Raymond G. DeCorby; Lukas Chrostowski; Minghao Qi; Zubin Jacob

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04276-8

Nature Communications (May 2018)

Controlling evanescent waves using silicon photonic all-dielectric metamaterials for dense integration

Saman Jahani,
Sangsik Kim,
Jonathan Atkinson,
Justin C. Wirth,
Farid Kalhor,
Abdullah Al Noman,
Ward D. Newman,
Prashant Shekhar,
Kyunghun Han,
Vien Van,
Raymond G. DeCorby,
Lukas Chrostowski,
Minghao Qi,
Zubin Jacob

Affiliations

Saman Jahani: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Sangsik Kim: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Jonathan Atkinson: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Justin C. Wirth: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Farid Kalhor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Abdullah Al Noman: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Ward D. Newman: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Prashant Shekhar: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Kyunghun Han: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Vien Van: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Raymond G. DeCorby: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta
Lukas Chrostowski: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
Minghao Qi: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
Zubin Jacob: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04276-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Miniaturization of optical components could give way to dense photonic-integrated circuits. Here, the authors demonstrate the control of evanescent waves using all-dielectric metamaterials and show that they can reduce cross-talk and bending loss, which limit the integration density in photonic circuits.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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