Integrated Optics: Modeling, Material Platforms and Fabrication Techniques

✍ Scribed by Giancarlo C. Righini, Maurizio Ferrari

• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 460
• Series: Materials, Circuits and Devices
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Edited by two recognised experts, this book in two volumes provides a comprehensive overview of integrated optics, from modelling to fabrication, materials to integration platforms, and characterization techniques to applications. The technology is explored in detail, and set in a broad context that addresses a range of current and potential future research and development trends.

Volume 1 begins with introductory chapters on the history of integrated optics technology, design tools, and modelling techniques. The next section of the book goes on to discuss the range of materials used for integrated optics, their deposition techniques, and their specific applications, including glasses, plasmonic nanostructures, SOI and SOS, and III-V and II-VI semiconductors.

Volume 2 addresses characterization techniques, integrated optical waveguides and devices. A range of applications are also discussed, including devices for sensing, telecommunications, optical amplifiers and lasers, and quantum computing.

The introductory chapters are intended to be of use to newcomers to the field, but its depth and breadth of coverage means that this book is also appropriate reading for early-career and senior researchers wishing to refresh their knowledge or keep up to date with recent developments in integrated optics.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
About the editors
Preface
1. 1969–2019: 50 years of integrated optics | Giancarlo C. Righini and Stefano Pelli
1.1 1969: the birthyear of integrated optics
1.2 The first two decades: 1969–89
1.3 Fifty years later: 2019–20
1.4 Conclusions
References
Part I: Modelling of waveguides and devices
2. Numerical tools for integrated optical circuits design | Francesco Prudenzano
2.1 Numerical tools available on market
2.2 Ad hoc developed and hybrid numerical tools
2.3 Conclusion
References
3. Analytical modelling of active integrated resonators | Yann G. Boucher
3.1 Material and structural parameters
3.2 Transfer matrix formalism and scattering parameters
3.3 Some classical resonators
3.4 Oscillation condition: threshold and beyond
3.5 Amplified spontaneous emission
3.6 Conclusion, possible extensions, and perspectives
Appendix A Codirectional coupler
Appendix B Partial matrices and source terms in an index-coupled DFB
Appendix C Glossary (acronyms used in the text)
References
4. Modelling of nanophotonic non-linear metasurfaces | Antonino Cala` Lesina, Pierre Berini and Lora Ramunno
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Non-linear metasurfaces
4.3 Non-linear simulations
4.4 Examples
4.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Part II: Material platforms and fabrication techniques
5. Rare-earth-doped glasses and glass ceramics for integrated optics | Thi Ngoc Lam Tran, Lidia Zur, Alessandro Chiasera, Andrea Chiappini, Wilfried Blanc, Monica Bollani, Anna Lukowiak, Giancarlo C. Righini and Maurizio Ferrari
5.1 Glasses activated by rare-earth ions
5.2 Transparent glass ceramics activated by rare-earth ions
5.3 Summary
Acknowledgements
References
6. Lithium niobate integrated optics | Cinzia Sada
6.1 Integrated optical waveguides
6.2 Ridge LN waveguide
6.3 Active LN waveguides
6.4 Integrated optics applications of lithium niobate
6.5 Conclusions
References
7. Thin-film deposition: physical techniques | Alessandro Chiasera
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Thermal processes
7.3 Sputtering
7.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
8. Thin-film deposition: chemical techniques | Anna Lukowiak and Beata Borak
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Sol–gel
8.3 Flame hydrolysis deposition
8.4 Chemical vapour deposition
8.5 Atomic layer deposition
8.6 Other techniques
8.7 Summary
References
9. Photorefractive waveguides | Thi Ngoc Lam Tran, Simone Berneschi, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti and Maurizio Ferrari
9.1 Fundamentals of photorefractive waveguides
9.2 Photosensitive glasses and glass-ceramics
9.3 Photorefractive crystals
9.4 Photorefractive polymers
9.5 Summary
References
10. Integrated optics using liquid crystals | Rita Asquini and Antonio d’Alessandro
10.1 Optical properties of liquid crystals
10.2 Switchable optical waveguides with liquid crystal core in silicon
10.3 Photonic devices with liquid crystal core in polydimethylsiloxane
10.4 Bragg reflectors based on liquid crystals
10.5 Integrated optic devices based on a liquid crystal overlayer
10.6 Conclusions
References
11. Silicon nitride integrated optics | Jonathan D.B. Bradley, Renjie Wang, Henry C. Frankis, Dawson B. Bonneville, Khadijeh Miarabbas Kiani and Hamidu M. Mbonde
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Silicon nitride waveguide technology
11.3 Silicon nitride integrated optical devices
11.4 Photonic integrated circuits and applications
11.5 Conclusion
References
12. Femtosecond laser writing of integrated optical structures in glasses | Shane M. Eaton, Belen Sotillo, Toney T. Fernandez, Vibhav Bharadwaj, Argyro N. Giakoumaki, Thien Le Phu, Maria Ramos Vazquez, Antonio Ancona, Roberto Osellame and Roberta Ramponi
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Fundamentals of buried medication of glasses with focused femtosecond laser pulses
12.3 Femtosecond laser waveguide writing in glasses
12.4 Applications
12.5 Conclusions
References
13. Optical waveguides produced by ion beams | Feng Chen
13.1 Ion beam techniques for waveguide fabrication
13.2 Refractive index profiles
13.3 Channel waveguide fabrication
13.4 Selected applications
13.5 Conclusions and outlook
Acknowledgement
References
Index