Abstract

Photonic systems integrated into microelectronic systems using the well established integrated chips fabrication technologies offer immense opportunity in overcoming the bandwidth and power limitations IC faces. The use of deposited polycrystalline silicon in the fabrication of photonic devices has the potential of offering monolithic integration, promising electrical and optical properties, under optimized micro-fabrication, and lower costs. In this thesis, the design, fabrication and optical testing of waveguide devices on polycrystalline silicon platform is presented. Single mode polysilicon waveguide devices were fabricated at the RIT SMFL. The polysilicon waveguides fabricated successfully coupled and guided light. The transmission was measured over several lengths and the cut back method was used to quantify the free carrier absorption and propagation losses of polysilicon at 1550 nm wavelength. Comparisons were made with data for crystalline silicon. The absorption coefficient for polysilicon was found to be 25.9% higher than that of crystalline silicon.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Optical wave guides--Design and construction; Optical wave guides--Materials; Silicon-on-insulator technology; Microelectromechanical systems--Design and construction; Photonics; Integrated optics

Publication Date

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

Microelectronic Engineering (KGCOE)

Advisor

Preble, Stefan

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: TK8330 .O43 2010

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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