Wavelength demultiplexing using multilayer structures with frustrated total internal reflection
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) has been the primary technique used to increase fiber channel capacity to keep up with the increasing information demands of modern society. WDM enables one to multiply existing channel capacity without having to install new fibers. The increased channel capacity is usually accompanied by the need to use more complex (more expensive) transmitters and receivers; this complexity has currently limited WDM primarily to long-haul optical networks. With optical links replacing electrical links at shorter length-scales all the way down to the chip level (silicon photonics), the need for compact, energy efficient devices for WDM arises. Conventional devices used for WDM either require long path lengths (e.g. arrayed waveguide gratings) or rely on resonators (microring-based devices) that require on-chip tuning, which can be highly energy-intensive. In this thesis, we discuss the design of multilayer structures that employ frustrated total internal reflection (frustrated TIR) to successfully demultiplex wavelengths in the telecommunication bands without relying on long paths or resonances. The devices are designed using materials compatible with the CMOS platform, which is essential for large scale integration. We believe frustrated TIR-based devices can serve as a viable alternative to conventional resonator-based approaches and open up a new design space for silicon photonics.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Tasyurek, Emel |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Electrical Engineering. |
| Primary advisor | Miller, D. A. B |
| Thesis advisor | Miller, D. A. B |
| Thesis advisor | Fan, Shanhui, 1972- |
| Thesis advisor | Vuckovic, Jelena |
| Advisor | Fan, Shanhui, 1972- |
| Advisor | Vuckovic, Jelena |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Emel Tasyurek. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Emel Tasyurek
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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