Silicon photonic waveguides & nonlinear optical effects

Tabor, Sean (2020) Silicon photonic waveguides & nonlinear optical effects. MRes thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

Second-order nonlinear effects in silicon have shown great promise for producing all-optical, silicon, CMOS compatible modulators and optical interconnects. This project aims to investigate the enhancement of Chi^2 in silicon due to different waveguide geometries and cladding layers. Initial work will focus on quantifying second-harmonic generation in strip and slot waveguides, and analysing how the different waveguide geometries can enhance this effect.

• Item Type: Thesis (MRes)
• Qualification Level: Masters
• Keywords: silicon, photonics, nonlinear optics, waveguides.
• Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
• Colleges/Schools: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
• Supervisor's Name: Sorel, Prof. Marc
• Date of Award: 2020
• Depositing User: Mr Sean Tabor
• Unique ID: glathesis:2020-81377
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 26 May 2020 17:43
• Last Modified: 26 May 2020 17:46
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/81377