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Narrow-core hollow optical waveguide with nanostructured SOI as ultra-low loss platform for efficient photodetection

Authors: Varun Kumar, Harpinder Kaur, Mukesh Kumar

Published in: Photonic Network Communications | Issue 2/2017

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A nanostructured hollow optical waveguide based on high-index contrast grating (HCG) embedded SOI is proposed. An ultra-low propagation loss of 1.22 dB/m even at narrow, 1-\(\upmu \)m thick, air-core is reported. A high-performance photodetection is realized by the introduction of hollow core in form of intrinsic region in the photodetection (PIN) layer within HCG-assisted narrow-core waveguide. A sufficiently high responsivity of 0.8 A/W and quantum efficiency of 64% are obtained at 1550-nm which is possible because of the presence of surface modes within HCG which get coupled in the photodetection layer leading to a strong optical confinement in that layer. High reflectivity, small penetration length and coupling of lateral surface modes in HCG make it possible to offer improved waveguiding and hence photodetection.

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Title: Narrow-core hollow optical waveguide with nanostructured SOI as ultra-low loss platform for efficient photodetection
Authors: Varun Kumar
Harpinder Kaur
Mukesh Kumar
Publication date: 15-02-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Photonic Network Communications / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1387-974X
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8188
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11107-017-0687-y

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