Search for dissertations about: "photonic crystal"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words photonic crystal.

  2. 16. Design, fabrication and characterization of plasmonic components based on silicon nanowire platform

    Author : Fei Lou; Lech Wosinski; Lars Thylén; Sebastian Lourdudoss; Anatoly Zayats; KTH; []
    Keywords : Planar integrated circuit; silicon photonics; plasmonics; subwavelength; directional coupler; polarization beam splitter; disk resonator; ring resonator; finite-difference time-domain; photonic crystal; electro-optic polymer; Purcell factor.;

    Abstract : Optical interconnects based on CMOS compatible photonic integrated circuits are regarded as a promising technique to tackle the issues traditional electronics faces, such as limited bandwidth, latency, vast energy consumption and so on. In recent years, plasmonic integrated components have gained great attentions due to the properties of nano-scale confinement, which may potentially bridge the size mismatch between photonic and electronic circuits. READ MORE

  4. 17. Fabrication and Characterization of Photonic Crystals, Optical Metamaterials and Plasmonic Devices

    Author : Jing Wang; Min Qiu; Min Yan; Ping Shum; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Photonic crystals; metamaterials; plasmonics; Photonics; Fotonik; SRA - ICT; SRA - Informations- och kommunikationsteknik;

    Abstract :  Nanophotonics is an emerging research field that deals with interaction between light and matter in a sub-micron length scale. Nanophotonic devices have found an increasing number of applications in many areas including optical communication, microscopy, sensing, and solar energy harvesting especially during the past two decades. READ MORE

  5. 18. Technology for photonic components in silica/silicon material structure

    Author : Lech Wosinski; KTH; []
    Keywords : silica-on-silicon technology; PECVD; plasma deposition; photonic integrated circuits; planar waveguide devices; UV Bragg gratings; photosensitivity; arrayed waveguide gratings; multimode interference couplers; add-drop multiplexers;

    Abstract : The main objectives of this thesis were to develop a lowtemperature PECVD process suitable for optoelectronicintegration, and to optimize silica glass composition forUV-induced modifications of a refractive index in PECVDfabricated planar devices. The most important achievement isthe successful development of a low temperature silicadeposition, which for the first time makes it is possible tofabricate good quality low loss integrated components whilekeeping the temperature below 250oC during the entirefabrication process. READ MORE

  6. 19. Plasma assisted technology for Si-based photonic integrated circuits

    Author : Matteo Dainese; Lars Thylén; Alfred Driessen; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electrical engineering; silica-on-silicon technology; PACVD; plasma deposition; photonic integrated circuits; planar lightwave circuits; Elektroteknik; elektronik och fotonik; Electrical engineering; electronics and photonics; Elektroteknik; elektronik och fotonik;

    Abstract : The last two decades have witnessed a large increase in capacity in telecommunication systems, thanks to the development of high bandwidth, fiber optic based networks. Nevertheless the continuing growth of Internet data traffic, fuelled by the development of numerous services like on-line commerce, video on demand, large audio/video files downloads, demands for a significant increase in the ability of the network nodes to manage incoming and outcoming data streams effectively and fast. READ MORE

  7. 20. Design, Simulation and Characterization of Some Planar Lightwave Circuits

    Author : Yaocheng Shi; Anand Srinivasan; Sailing He; Daniel Erni; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; planar lightwave circuit; waveguide; coupler; multimode interference; photonic crystal waveguide; de multiplexer; triplexer; polarization beam splitter; dry etching; carrier life time.; Photonics; Fotonik;

    Abstract : Optical devices based on planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology have the advantages of small size, high reliability, possibility for large scale production, and potential integration with electronics. These devices are widely employed in optical telecommunications, sensing, data storage, imaging, and signal processing. READ MORE