Numerical studies of dispersion properties of SOI photonic nanowires

CHEN X., Cao L., PANOIU N. C., OSGOOD R. M., SCARMOZZINO R.

3rd International Conference on Group IV Photonics, Ottawa, Canada, 13 - 15 September 2006, pp.155-157 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
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  • City: Ottawa
  • Country: Canada
  • Page Numbers: pp.155-157
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We present a numerical study of dispersion properties of silicon-on-insulator photonic nanowires. We demonstrate that the effective index, group index; and second-order dispersion coefficient are determined by the waveguide geometry and can be strongly engineered.