Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption
In this letter we theoretically demonstrate that by dramatically enhancing two-photon absorption, all-silicon optical microresonators can act as efficient photodetectors for light at telecom wavelengths. We illustrate this approach with two specific designs based on a ring resonator and a photonic c...
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| author | Bravo-Abad, Jorge Ippen, Erich P. Soljacic, Marin |
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| description | In this letter we theoretically demonstrate that by dramatically enhancing two-photon absorption, all-silicon optical microresonators can act as efficient photodetectors for light at telecom wavelengths. We illustrate this approach with two specific designs based on a ring resonator and a photonic crystal cavity. The proposed scheme is fully compatible with standard silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor processing technology, and thus, could contribute to the development of chip-scale integrated photodetectors based exclusively on silicon. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/719402022-09-28T08:13:14Z Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption Bravo-Abad, Jorge Ippen, Erich P. Soljacic, Marin Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics Ippen, Erich P. Bravo-Abad, Jorge Ippen, Erich P. Soljacic, Marin In this letter we theoretically demonstrate that by dramatically enhancing two-photon absorption, all-silicon optical microresonators can act as efficient photodetectors for light at telecom wavelengths. We illustrate this approach with two specific designs based on a ring resonator and a photonic crystal cavity. The proposed scheme is fully compatible with standard silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor processing technology, and thus, could contribute to the development of chip-scale integrated photodetectors based exclusively on silicon. National Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) (Award Number DMR-0819762) United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Grant Number FA9550-07-1-0014) United States. Army Research Office. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (Contract Number W911NF-07-D-0004) 2012-08-01T19:00:15Z 2012-08-01T19:00:15Z 2009-06 2009-03 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0003-6951 1077-3118 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71940 Bravo-Abad, J., E. P. Ippen, and M. Soljačić. “Ultrafast Photodetection in an All-silicon Chip Enabled by Two-photon Absorption.” Applied Physics Letters 94.24 (2009): 241103. © 2009 American Institute of Physics https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-5831 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6032-8636 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3155135 Applied Physics Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Institute of Physics (AIP) MIT web domain |
| spellingShingle | Bravo-Abad, Jorge Ippen, Erich P. Soljacic, Marin Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption |
| title | Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption |
| title_full | Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption |
| title_fullStr | Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption |
| title_short | Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption |
| title_sort | ultrafast photodetection in an all silicon chip enabled by two photon absorption |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71940 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-5831 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6032-8636 |
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