III–V/Silicon Hybrid Non-linear Nanophotonics in the Context of On-Chip Optical Signal Processing and Analog Computing
oleh: Léa Constans, Léa Constans, Sylvain Combrié, Xavier Checoury, Grégoire Beaudoin, Isabelle Sagnes, Fabrice Raineri, Fabrice Raineri, Alfredo de Rossi
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| Diterbitkan: | Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
We discuss the application of silicon hybrid photonic integration technology for all-optical signal processing. The core is a photonic crystal nanocavity made of a III–V semiconductor alloy. This ensures ultra-fast and energy-efficient all-optical operation, which is crucial for scaling from a single device to a non-linear photonic processor where ideally a large number of non-linear elements cooperate. We discuss all-optical sampling as an immediate application of this technology and give an example of a future non-linear integrated circuit based on this technology.