Liang Tak Keung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.I / Acknowledgement --- p.IV / Table of contents --- p.V / List of figures --- p.VIII / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction to silicon waveguides --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Introduction to characterization of silicon waveguides --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Introduction to applications of silicon waveguides --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Introduction to chapters --- p.7 / References --- p.9 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Modal analysis of the single-mode silicon waveguide --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Waveguide structure --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Effective Index Method --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- Silicon waveguide modal analysis --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.25 / References --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Optical dispersion --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Chromatic dispersion --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Polarization-mode dispersion --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2 --- Review of dispersion measurement technique --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Chromatic dispersion measurement --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Polarization-mode dispersion measurement --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3 --- Measurement of chromatic dispersion in silicon waveguide --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Experimental setup --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Measurement theory --- p.41 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Results and discussions --- p.43 / Chapter 3.4 --- Measurement of polarization-mode dispersion in silicon waveguide --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Experimental setup --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Simulation results --- p.50 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Results and discussions --- p.51 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.53 / References --- p.54 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Nonlinear properties --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.57 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Nonlinear refractive index (optical Kerr effect) --- p.57 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Self-phase modulation --- p.58 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Two-photon absorption --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Impact of nonlinearities on waveguides --- p.60 / Chapter 4.2 --- Measurement of nonlinear refractive index n2 and TPA coefficient β2 --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Nonlinear refractive index (n2) --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- TPA coefficient (β2) --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Conclusion --- p.65 / References --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Loss in ion-implanted silicon waveguide --- p.67 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction to ion implantation --- p.68 / Chapter 5.2 --- Ion-implantation process --- p.70 / Chapter 5.3 --- Loss measurement by Fabry-Perot interferometer --- p.72 / Chapter 5.4 --- Results and discussions --- p.73 / References --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Silicon waveguide autocorrelator --- p.76 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction on SHG and waveguide autocorrelation technique --- p.77 / Chapter 6.2 --- Theory of TPA absorption --- p.79 / Chapter 6.3 --- Two-photon-induced photocurrent in silicon waveguide --- p.80 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Device structure --- p.80 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Intensity dependent photocurrent generation --- p.81 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Theoretical modeling of photocurrent generation --- p.83 / Chapter 6.4 --- Autocorrelation measurement of short pulses --- p.87 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Experimental setup --- p.87 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Results and discussions --- p.88 / Chapter 6.5 --- Conclusion --- p.92 / References --- p.93 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Conclusion and future works --- p.94 / Chapter 7.1 --- Conclusion --- p.94 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future works --- p.95 / Appendices --- p.96 / Appendix A: Silicon waveguide fabrication process capability at CUHK --- p.96 / Appendix B: Matlab programs of EIM and TPA calculation --- p.100 / Appendix C: Publications list --- p.104
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323867 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Liang, Tak Keung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Electronic Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 104 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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