Nonlinear effects in Silicon Waveguides - The Institute of Optics ...
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<strong>Silicon</strong>-on-Insulator Technology<br />
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• Core waveguide layer is made <strong>of</strong> silicon (n 1 = 3.45).<br />
• A silica layer under the core layer is used for lower cladd<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• Silica layer formed by implant<strong>in</strong>g oxygen, followed with anneal<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• A rib or ridge structure used for two-dimensional conf<strong>in</strong>ement.<br />
• Air on top conf<strong>in</strong>es mode tightly (large <strong>in</strong>dex difference).<br />
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