Date of Award
1-1-2018
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Program
Nanoscale Engineering
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, viii, 175 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Douglas D Coolbaugh
Committee Members
Carl A Ventrice, Alain Diebold, Nicholas M Fahrenkopf, Donald F Canaperi
Keywords
Grating Couplers, Integrated circuits, Photonics, Silicon, Optical wave guides, Couplings, Systems on a chip
Subject Categories
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | Optics
Abstract
Background: Silicon Photonics has been rapidly developing as a field. The primary reason for this is its lower operating costs and faster switching rates for use in big data centres. Instead of microns-wide copper lines to transmit signals, silicon photonic chips use waveguides, usually of silicon or silicon nitride. Photonic signals bypass the issues of resistive-capacitance lag (RC-lag) and resistive-heating encountered by copper lines. Additionally, a single waveguide may transmit multiple signals along different carrier wavelengths.
Recommended Citation
Ong, Eng Wen, "Photonic grating coupler designs for optical benching" (2018). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2138.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2138