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Sánchez, Diana Luis David. "High performance photonic devices for switching applications in silicon photonics." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/77150.
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El silicio es la plataforma más prometedora para la integración fotónica, asegurando la compatibilidad con los procesos de fabricación CMOS y la producción en masa de dispositivos a bajo coste. Durante las últimas décadas, la tecnología fotónica basada en la plataforma de silicio ha mostrado un gran crecimiento, desarrollando diferentes tipos de dispositivos ópticos de alto rendimiento.
Una de las posibilidades para continuar mejorando las prestaciones de los dispositivos fotónicos es mediante la combinación con otras tecnologías como la plasmónica o con nuevos materiales con propiedades excepcionales y compatibilidad CMOS. Las tecnologías híbridas pueden superar las limitaciones de la tecnología de silicio, dando lugar a nuevos dispositivos capaces de superar las prestaciones de sus homólogos electrónicos. La tecnología híbrida dióxido de vanadio/ silicio permite el desarrollo de dispositivos de altas prestaciones, con gran ancho de banda, mayor velocidad de operación y mayor eficiencia energética con dimensiones de la escala de la longitud de onda.
El objetivo principal de esta tesis ha sido la propuesta y desarrollo de dispositivos fotónicos de altas prestaciones para aplicaciones de conmutación. En este contexto, diferentes estructuras basadas en silicio, tecnología plasmónica y las propiedades sintonizables del dióxido de vanadio han sido investigadas para controlar la polarización de la luz y para desarrollar otras funcionalidades electro-ópticas como la modulación.Silicon is the most promising platform for photonic integration, ensuring CMOS fabrication compatibility and mass production of cost-effective devices. During the last decades, photonic technology based on the Silicon on Insulator (SOI) platform has shown a great evolution, developing different sorts of high performance optical devices. One way to continue improving the performance of photonic optical devices is the combination of the silicon platform with another technologies like plasmonics or CMOS compatible materials with unique properties. Hybrid technologies can overcome the current limits of the silicon technology and develop new devices exceeding the performance metrics of its counterparts electronic devices. The vanadium dioxide/silicon hybrid technology allows the development of new high-performance devices with broadband performance, faster operating speed and energy efficient optical response with wavelength-scale device dimensions. The main goal of this thesis has been the proposal and development of high performance photonic devices for switching applications. In this context, different structures, based on silicon, plasmonics and the tunable properties of vanadium dioxide, have been investigated to control the polarization of light and for enabling other electro-optical functionalities, like optical modulation.
El silici és la plataforma més prometedora per a la integració fotònica, assegurant la compatibilitat amb els processos de fabricació CMOS i la producció en massa de dispositius a baix cost. Durant les últimes dècades, la tecnologia fotònica basada en la plataforma de silici ha mostrat un gran creixement, desenvolupant diferents tipus de dispositius òptics d'alt rendiment. Una de les possibilitats per a continuar millorant el rendiment dels dispositius fotònics és per mitjà de la combinació amb altres tecnologies com la plasmònica o amb nous materials amb propietats excepcionals i compatibilitat CMOS. Les tecnologies híbrides poden superar les limitacions de la tecnologia de silici, donant lloc a nous dispositius capaços de superar el rendiment dels seus homòlegs electrònics. La tecnologia híbrida diòxid de vanadi/silici permet el desenvolupament de dispositius d'alt rendiment, amb gran ample de banda, major velocitat d'operació i major eficiència energètica en l'escala de la longitud d'ona. L'objectiu principal d'esta tesi ha sigut la proposta i desenvolupament de dispositius fotònics d'alt rendiment per a aplicacions de commutació. En este context, diferents estructures basades en silici, tecnologia plasmònica i les propietats sintonitzables del diòxid de vanadi han sigut investigades per a controlar la polarització de la llum i per a desenvolupar altres funcionalitats electró-òptiques com la modulació.
Sánchez Diana, LD. (2016). High performance photonic devices for switching applications in silicon photonics [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/77150
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Wood, Michael G. "Active Silicon Photonic Devices Based on Degenerate Band Edge Resonances." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1480432902683812.
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Liu, Tao. "Photonic Crystal Based Optical Devices." Diss., Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona, 2005. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu%5Fetd%5F1294%5F1%5Fm.pdf&type=application/pdf.
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Psaila, Nicholas David. "Photonic devices for integrated optical applications." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2325.
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work presented in this thesis encompasses an investigation into the use of ultrafast laser inscription in the fabrication of glass based photonic devices for integrated optical applications. Waveguide fabrication and characterisation experiments were carried out in three categories of glass substrate. Firstly, waveguides were inscribed in an erbium doped glass with the aim of fabricating optical amplifiers and lasers operating in the 1.5 μm spectral region. Low loss waveguides were fabricated in substrates with different dopant concentrations. Fibre to fibre net gain was achieved from one substrate composition, however it was found that ion clustering limited the amount of achievable gain. Laser action was demonstrated by constructing an optical fibre based cavity around the erbium doped waveguide amplifier. Waveguides were also inscribed in bismuth doped glass with the aim of fabricating optical amplifiers and lasers operating in the 1.3 μm spectral region. Low loss waveguides were fabricated, however the initial composition was incapable of providing gain. A proven substrate material was employed, demonstrating ultra-broadband gain spanning more than 250 nm. High losses prevented the achievement of net gain, however the broad potential of the substrate material was highlighted. Finally, waveguides were inscribed in a Chalcogenide glass. Strong refractive index contrasts were observed, with a wide range of waveguiding structures produced. Supercontinuum experiments were carried out in order to confirm the nonlinear behaviour of the waveguides. A spectrally smooth supercontinuum spanning 600 nm was generated, providing a potentially useful source for optical coherence tomography.
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Wang, Jing. "Fabrication and Characterization of Photonic Crystals, Optical Metamaterials and Plasmonic Devices." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Fotonik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-33600.
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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. Among all nanophotonic devices, three main areas, namely photonic crystals, optical metamaterials and plasmonic devices, gain dominant interest in the photonic society owning to their potential impacts. This thesis studies the fabrication and characterization of three types of novel devices within the above-mentioned areas. They are respectively photonic-crystal (PhC) surface-mode microcavities, optical metamaterial absorbers, and plasmonic couplers. The devices are fabricated with modern lithography-based techniques in a clean room environment. This thesis particularly describes the critical electron-beam lithography step in detail; the relevant obstacles and corresponding solutions are addressed. Device characterizations mainly rely on two techniques: a vertical fiber coupling system and a home-made optical transmissivity/reflectivity setup. The vertical fiber coupling system is used for characterizing on-chip devices intended for photonic integrations, such as PhC surface-mode cavities and plasmonic couplers. The transmissivity/reflectivity setup is used for measuring the absorbance of metamaterial absorbers. This thesis presents mainly three nanophotonic devices, from fabrication to characterization. First, a PhC surface-mode cavity on a SOI structure is demonstrated. Through a side-coupling scheme, a system quality-factor of 6200 and an intrinsic quality-factor of 13400 are achieved. Such a cavity can be used as ultra-compact optical filter, bio-sensor and etc. Second, an ultra-thin, wide-angle metamaterial absorber at optical frequencies is realized. Experimental results show a maximum absorption peak of 88% at the wavelength of ~1.58μm. The ultra-fast photothermal effect possessed by such noble-metal-based nanostructure can potentially be exploited for making better solar cells. Finally, we fabricated an efficient coupler that channels light from a conventional dielectric waveguide to a subwavelength plasmonic waveguides and vice versa. Such couplers can combine low-loss dielectric waveguides and lossy plasmonic components onto one single chip, making best use of the two.QC 20110524
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Hua, Yan. "Development of photonic-based measurement devices." Thesis, University of Salford, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308172.
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Xu, Su. "Optical Fluid-based Photonic and Display Devices." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5585.
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Conventional solid-state photonic devices exhibit an ultra-high optical performance and durability, but minimal adaptability. Recently, optical fluid-based photonic and display devices are emerging. By dynamically manipulating the optical interface formed by liquids, the optical output can be reconfigured or adaptively tuned in real time. Such devices exhibit some unique characteristics that are not achievable in conventional solid-state photonic devices. Therefore, they open a gateway for new applications, such as image and signal processing, optical communication, sensing, and lab-on-a-chip, etc. Different operation principles of optical fluid-based photonic devices have been proposed, for instance fluidic pressure, electrochemistry, thermal effect, environmentally adaptive hydrogel, electro-wetting and dielectrophoresis. In this dissertation, several novel optical fluid-based photonic and display devices are demonstrated. Their working principles are described and electro-optic properties investigated. The first part involves photonic devices based on fluidic pressure. Here, we present a membrane-encapsulated liquid lens actuated by a photo-activated polymer. This approach paves a way to achieve non-mechanical driving and easy integration with other photonic devices. Next, we develop a mechanical-wetting lens for visible and short-wavelength infrared applications. Such a device concept can be extended to longer wavelength if proper liquids are employed. In the second part, we reveal some new photonic and display devices based on dielectrophoretic effects. We conceive a dielectric liquid microlens with well-shaped electrode for fixing the droplet position and lowering the operating voltage. To widen the dynamic range, we demonstrate an approach to enable focus tuning from negative to positive or vice versa in a single dielectric lens without any moving part. The possibility of fabricating microlens arrays with different aperture and density using a simple method is also proposed. Furthermore, the fundamental electro-optic characteristics of dielectric liquid droplets are studied from the aspects of operating voltage, frequency and droplet size. In addition to dielectric liquid lenses, we also demonstrate some new optical switches based on dielectrophoretic effect, e.g., optical switch based on voltage-stretchable liquid crystal droplet, variable aperture or position-shifting droplet. These devices work well in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges. We also extend this approach to display and show a polarizer-free and color filter-free display. Simple fabrication, low power consumption, polarization independence, relatively low operating voltage as well as reasonably fast switching time are their key features.Ph.D.
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Cross, Jeffrey Brian. "Alignment tolerant smart photonic optical interconnects." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/15756.
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Atabaki, Amir Hossein. "Reconfigurable silicon photonic devices for optical signal processing." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41207.
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Processing of high-speed data using optical signals is a promising approach for tackling the bandwidth and speed challenges of today's electronics. Realization of complex optical signal processing functionalities seems more possible than any time before, thanks to the recent achievements in silicon photonics towards large-scale photonic integration. In this Ph.D. work, a novel thermal reconfiguration technology is proposed and experimentally demonstrated for silicon photonics that is compact, low-loss, low-power, fast, with a large tuning-range. These properties are all required for large-scale optical signal processing and had not been simultaneously achieved in a single device technology prior to this work. This device technology is applied to a new class of resonator-based devices for reconfigurable nonlinear optical signal processing. For the first time, we have demonstrated the possibility of resonance wavelength tuning of individual resonances and their coupling coefficients. Using this new device concept, we have demonstrated tunable wavelength-conversion through four-wave mixing in a resonator-based silicon device for the first time.
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Castera, Molada Pau. "Development of new photonic devices based on barium titanate in silicon." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/86197.
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Integration of complex optical functionalities with high performance will lead to a huge development in the field of nanophotonics for a broad range of applications. Silicon photonics is currently the leading technology for the implementation of low-cost photonic integrated devices. The great potential of this technology relies on its compatibility with the mature silicon integrated circuits manufacturing based on complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes widely used in microelectronic industry and the availability of high quality silicon-on-insulator wafers, an ideal platform for creating planar waveguide circuits that offers strong optical confinement due to the high index contrast between silicon (n=3.45) and silicon dioxide (n=1.45). In order to keep improving the performance of photonic devices on silicon, the integration of CMOS compatible materials with unique properties shows up as an excellent opportunity to overcome the current limitations in silicon while offering unprecedented and novel capabilities to the silicon platform. In this way, barium titantate (BaTiO3) stands out as one of the most disruptive candidates. The work developed in this thesis is essentially focused on the design, fabrication and characterization of an electro-optic modulator based on a hybrid BaTiO3 on silicon structure for the implementation of high performance electro-optic functionalities with beyond state-of-the art performance that currently cannot be afforded in silicon photonics technology.La integración de funcionalidades ópticas con alto rendimiento llevará a un gran desarrollo en el campo de la nanofotónica para un amplio abanico de aplicaciones. Actualmente, la fotónica de silicio es la tecnología líder para la implementación de dispositivos fotónicos integrados a bajo coste. El gran potencial de esta tecnología reside en su compatibilidad con las maduras técnicas de fabricación de circuitos integrados de silicio basadas en los procesos "complementary metal-oxide semiconductor" (CMOS) ampliamente utilizados en la industria microelectrónica y la disponibilidad de disponer de obleas de silicio sobre aislante de alta calidad, una plataforma ideal para crear circuitos de guía de ondas planas que ofrecen un fuerte confinamiento óptico debido al alto contraste índices entre el silicio (n=3,45) y el dióxido de silicio (n=1,45). Para poder mejorar el rendimiento de dispositivos fotónicos en silicio, la integración de materiales con propiedades excepcionales y compatibles con los procesos de fabricación CMOS surge como una excelente oportunidad para superar las actuales limitaciones de la tecnología de silicio al mismo tiempo que ofrece oportunidades novedosas y sin precedentes en la plataforma de silicio. En este sentido, el material titanato de bario (BaTiO3) se postula como uno de los candidatos más prometedores. El trabajo desarrollado en esta tesis está esencialmente enfocado en el diseño, fabricación y caracterización de un modulador electro-óptico basado en una estructura híbrida de BaTiO3 en silicio para la implementación de funcionalidades electro-ópticas de alto rendimiento más allá del estado del arte de las que no se puede disponer actualmente en la tecnología de fotónica de silicio.
La integració de funcionalitats òptiques amb alt rendiment portarà a un gran desenvolupament en el camp de la nanofotònica per a un ampli ventall d'aplicacions. Actualment, la fotònica de silici és la tecnologia capdavantera per a la implementació de dispositius fotònics integrats a baix cost. El gran potencial d'aquesta tecnologia resideix en la seva compatibilitat amb les madures tècniques de fabricació de circuits integrats de silici basades en els processos "complementary metal-oxide semiconductor" (CMOS) amplament utilitzats en la indústria microelectrònica i la disponibilitat de disposar d'hòsties de silici sobre aïllant d'alta qualitat, una plataforma ideal per crear circuits de guia d'ones planes que ofereixen un fort confinament òptic a causa de l'alt contrast d'índexs entre el silici (n=3,45) i el diòxid de silici (n=1,45). Per poder millorar el rendiment de dispositius fotònics en silici, la integració de materials amb propietats excepcionals i compatibles amb els processos de fabricació CMOS sorgeix com una excel·lent oportunitat per superar les actuals limitacions de la tecnologia de silici al mateix temps que ofereix oportunitats noves i sense precedents en la plataforma de silici. En aquest sentit, el material titanat de bari (BaTiO3) es postula com un dels candidats més prometedors. El treball desenvolupat en aquesta tesi està essencialment enfocat en el disseny, fabricació i caracterització d'un modulador electro-òptic basat en una estructura híbrida de BaTiO3 en silici per a la implementació de funcionalitats electro-òptiques d'alt rendiment més enllà de l'estat de l'art de les quals no es pot disposar actualment a la tecnologia de fotònica de silici.
Castera Molada, P. (2017). Development of new photonic devices based on barium titanate in silicon [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/86197
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Gutiérrez, Campo Ana María. "Development of integrated silicon photonics modulation devices for digital and analog applications." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/33330.
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Silicon photonics is one of the most exciting and fastest growing photonic technologies
in recent years. The salient feature of this technology is its compatibility with the
mature silicon IC manufacturing based on complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
(CMOS) processes widely used in microelectronic industry. Another motivation is the
availability of high-quality silicon-on-insulator (SOI) planar waveguide circuits that
offer strong optical confinement due to the high index contrast between silicon (n=3.45)
and SiO2 (n=1.45). This opens up miniaturization and very large scale integration of
photonic devices allowing photonic integrated circuits for a wide range of applications
and markets, from optical telecommunications to bio-photonic devices or precise fibre
sensors. Optical modulators are key building-blocks for high speed signal transmission
and information processing in any photonic interconnection solution. The work
developed in this thesis, as part of the objectives of the European project HELIOS in
which it is framed, is essentially focused on realizing compact and efficient modulators
integrated on silicon chips.
The thesis consists of three main chapters as well as the concluding section on the
work accomplished. Chapter one is aimed at giving a general description of the benefits
of using silicon photonics, showing its challenges and opportunities as well as at giving
a deeply overview of all issues related to the electro-optic modulation. Chapter two is
devoted to develop silicon modulators with high features for digital applications.
Specifically, new optical structures different to the conventional ones are presented with
the aim of enhancing the modulation performance or at least several critical parameters
in the modulation. Chapter three is dedicated to the analog applications. The concept of
microwave photonics is described as well as different researches carried out in the
analog scope for application in the field of integrated microwave photonics, all of them
using CMOS-compatible electro-optic silicon modulators which validate the potential of
silicon photonics as a promising approach for enabling the development of integrated
microwave photonics applications. Finally, conclusions on the work realized are
provided in Chapter 4.La fotónica de silicio es una de las tecnologías fotónicas que está experimentando un crecimiento más excitante y rápido en los últimos años. La característica más destacada de esta tecnología es su compatibilidad con las maduras técnicas de fabricación de circuitos integrados de silicio basadas en los procesos ¿complementary metal-oxide semiconductor¿ (CMOS) ampliamente utilizados en la industria microelectrónica. Otra motivación es la disponibilidad de circuitos de guía de ondas planas de silicio sobre aislante (SOI) de alta calidad que ofrecen un fuerte confinamiento óptico debido al alto contraste índices entre el silicio (n=3,45) y el SiO2 (n = 1,45). Esto abre las puertas a la miniaturización y a la integración a gran escala de dispositivos fotónicos lo que resulta en circuitos fotónicos integrados para una amplia gama de aplicaciones y mercados, desde telecomunicaciones ópticas a dispositivos bio-fotónicos o sensores de fibra precisos. Los moduladores ópticos son elementos básicos fundamentales para la transmisión de señales a alta velocidad y el procesado de información en cualquier solución de interconexión fotónica. El trabajo desarrollado en esta tesis, como parte del los objetivos del proyecto Europeo HELIOS en el que está enmarcada, se centra fundamentalmente en realizar moduladores compactos y eficientes, integrados en chips de silicio. La tesis consiste en 3 capítulos principales así como una sección de conclusiones del trabajo conseguido. El capítulo uno está destinado a dar una descripción general de los beneficios del uso de la fotónica de silicio, mostrando sus retos y oportunidades, así como a dar una visión profunda de todos los aspectos relacionados con la modulación electro-óptica. El capítulo dos está dedicado a desarrollar moduladores de silicio de altas prestaciones para aplicaciones digitales. Específicamente, se presentan nuevas estructuras ópticas diferentes a las convencionales con el objetivo de mejorar el rendimiento de la modulación o al menos algunos parámetros críticos en la modulación. El tercer capítulo se dedica a las aplicaciones analógicas. Se describe el concepto de la fotónica de microondas, así como diferentes investigaciones llevadas a cabo en el ámbito analógico para su aplicación en el campo de la fotónica integrada de microondas, todas ellas usando moduladores electro-ópticos de silicio compatibles con los procesos de fabricación CMOS, lo que valida el potencial de la fotónica de silicio como un prometedor enfoque para permitir el desarrollo de aplicaciones de la fotónica integrada de microondas. Por último, las conclusiones sobre el trabajo realizado se proporcionan en el Capítulo 4.
Gutiérrez Campo, AM. (2013). Development of integrated silicon photonics modulation devices for digital and analog applications [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/33330
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Wilkinson, Scott Tolbert. "Photonic devices for optical interconnects using epitaxial liftoff." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/15059.
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Drummond, Miguel Vidal. "Photonic devices for optical and RF signal processing." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7562.
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Doutoramento em Engenharia ElectrotécnicaO presente trabalho tem por objectivo o estudo de novos dispositivos fotónicos aplicados a sistemas de comunicações por fibra óptica e a sistemas de processamento de sinais RF. Os dispositivos apresentados baseiam-se em processamento de sinal linear e não linear. Dispositivos lineares ópticos tais como o interferómetro de Mach-Zehnder permitem adicionar sinais ópticos com pesos fixos ou sintonizáveis. Desta forma, este dispositivo pode ser usado respectivamente como um filtro óptico em amplitude com duas saídas complementares, ou, como um filtro óptico de resposta de fase sintonizável. O primeiro princípio de operação serve como base para um novo sistema fotónico de medição em tempo real da frequência de um sinal RF. O segundo princípio de operação é explorado num novo sistema fotónico de direccionamento do campo eléctrico radiado por um agregado de antenas, e também num novo compensador sintonizável de dispersão cromática. O processamento de sinal é não linear quando sinais ópticos são atrasados e posteriormente misturados entre si, em vez de serem linearmente adicionados. Este princípio de operação está por detrás da mistura de um sinal eléctrico com um sinal óptico, que por sua vez é a base de um novo sistema fotónico de medição em tempo real da frequência de um sinal RF. A mistura de sinais ópticos em meios não lineares permite uma operação eficiente numa grande largura espectral. Tal operação é usada para realizar conversão de comprimento de onda sintonizável. Um sinal óptico com multiplexagem no domínio temporal de elevada largura de banda é misturado com duas bombas ópticas não moduladas com base em processos não lineares paramétricos num guia de ondas de niobato de lítio com inversão periódica da polarização dos domínios ferroeléctricos. Noutro trabalho, uma bomba pulsada em que cada pulso tem um comprimento de onda sintonizável serve como base a um novo conversor de sinal óptico com multiplexagem no domínio temporal para um sinal óptico com multiplexagem no comprimento de onda. A bomba é misturada com o sinal óptico de entrada através de um processo não linear paramétrico numa fibra óptica com parâmetro não linear elevado. Todos os dispositivos fotónicos de processamento de sinal linear ou não linear propostos são experimentalmente validados. São também modelados teoricamente ou através de simulação, com a excepção dos que envolvem mistura de sinais ópticos. Uma análise qualitativa é suficiente nestes últimos dispositivos.
This work investigates novel photonic devices for optical fiber communication systems and microwave photonics. Such devices rely on linear and nonlinear optical signal processing. Basic linear optical devices such as the Mach-Zehnder delay interferometer enable delaying and adding optical signals with fixed or variable weights. Therefore, such device can be respectively used as an optical amplitude filter with two complementary optical outputs, or, as an optical phase filter with tunable group delay response. The first operation principle is explored in a novel instantaneous RF frequency measurement system, whereas the latter serves as basis to a novel photonic beamforming system for a phase array antenna, and also to a novel tunable optical dispersion compensator. Nonlinear optical signal processing is obtained when optical signals are delayed and mixed, instead of being linearly added. Such operation principle is behind electro-optical mixing, which is explored in a novel instantaneous RF frequency measurement system. All-optical mixing enables ultra-fast and thereby broad bandwidth operation. This operation principle is explored to obtain tunable wavelength conversion. An optical time division multiplexed signal with a large spectral width is parametrically mixed with two continuous wave pumps in a periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide. Instead of continuous wave pumps, a pulsed pump in which each pulse has a tunable wavelength enables a novel routable optical time-to-wavelength division converter. The pump signal is parametrically mixed with the input optical signal in a highly nonlinear optical fiber. All the proposed linear and nonlinear optical signal processing devices are experimentally validated. In addition, theoretical modeling and simulations are presented in all concepts, with the exception of the ones which employ alloptical mixing. A qualitative analysis is sufficient for the latter devices.
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Sodagar, Majid. "Enabling integrated nanophotonic devices in hybrid cmos-compatible material platforms for optical interconnection." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53952.
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Recent impactful advances in integrated photonics undoubtedly owe much to silicon and its associated enabling platform (SOI). Although silicon has proved to be an indispensable element in many photonic systems yet it seems that it is not the ultimate solution to address all the challenges facing the photonics community. Therefore, integration of silicon with other optical materials featuring diverse properties is highly desirable. Such integration will be conducive to platforms which are naturally more capable and are suited for implementation of a wider range of optical devices and diverse functionalities. This dissertation is dedicated to design and implementation of integrated optical elements for hybrid material platforms. The basic theoretical foundation of integrated photonics is laid out in Chapter 2. In Chapter 3, an interlayer grating coupler for a specific hybrid material platform is designed, and demonstrated. Considering the fact that in almost all integrated photonic platforms, fabrication imperfections lead to an unpredictable shift in the wavelength of operation of individual devices, post fabrication tuning/trimming is inevitable. A number of widely used post fabrication trimming/tuning methods are briefly reviewed in Chapter 4 with special emphasis on a method based on electron beam exposure. In Chapter 5, an ultra-fast, low-power, and self-trimmable electro-optic modulator in demonstrated on a Si-based multilayer platform. Due to its remarkable optical and electronic properties, graphene has become a valuable material for opto-electronic applications. Integration of this novel 2D material with SOI platform is investigated in Chapter 6. Graphene-based electro-optic modulation through absorption and refractive-index change is successfully demonstrated using electrostatic gating mechanism. Chapter 7 is devoted to demonstration of a field-programmable 2 by 2 optical switch on a vertically stacked Si/SiO2/SOI platform. In Chapter 8, the peak-dragging phenomenon in a nanobeam photonic crystal cavity is studied. The optical bistability associated with this nonlinear phenomenon is of great interest for all-optical processing and sensing application. Future directions of this thesis are also discussed in the last Chapter.
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Zhang, Ziyang. "Silicon-based Photonic Devices : Design, Fabrication and Characterization." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Mikroelektronik och tillämpad fysik, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4647.
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Cheung, King-yin Henry. "Applications of photonic parametric processors in optical communication systems." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B39558514.
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Cheung, King-yin Henry, and 張景然. "Applications of photonic parametric processors in optical communication systems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B39558514.
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Bi, Lei Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Magneto-optical oxide thin films and integrated nonreciprocal photonic devices." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69786.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references.
Nonreciprocal photonic devices including optical isolators and optical circulators are indispensible components in present day optical communication systems. Although highly desired by the fast development of silicon photonics, monolithically integrating such devices on a semiconductor platform has been challenging for decades both due to material incompatibility and device designs. In this thesis, we focus on developing material and device candidates for monolithically integrated nonreciprocal photonic devices on silicon. Several magneto-optical oxide thin films including epitaxial magnetically doped perovskites and polycrystalline garnets were demonstrated with high figure of merit at communication wavelengths, while epitaxial orthoferrite films were understood to have challenges in achieving either thermodynamically limited cation ordering or kinetically limited single crystal orientations. High figure of merits of 3~4 deg/dB and 20 deg/dB were achieved in epitaxial Sr(Tio.2Gao.Feo.4)0 3 films and in polycrystalline (CeY2)FesO 12 films stabilized by a thin Y3Fe5O12 polycrystalline layer on oxidized silicon respectively. Based on these materials, novel photonic devices including nonreciprocal strip-loaded waveguides and resonators were simulated and experimentally demonstrated. Strong nonreciprocal phase shift (NRPS) has been demonstrated in chalcogenide glass/magnetic oxide and magnetic oxide/silicon strip-loaded waveguides by numerical simulations. A nonreciprocal optical racetrack resonator based on polycrystalline garnet/silicon strip-loaded waveguides was experimentally demonstrated. This monolithically integrated device showed ~10 times footprint reduction compared to conventional nonreciprocal photonic device designs, which may serve as a fundamental structure in a variety of ultra compact photonic devices such as optical isolators, circulators, switches and modulators in the future.
by Lei Bi.
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Mekis, Attila 1972. "Theoretical design of photonic crystal devices for integrated optical circuits." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9125.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143).
In this thesis we investigate novel photonic crystal devices that can be used as building blocks of all-optical circuits. We contrast the behavior of light in photonic crystal systems and in their traditional counterparts. We exhibit that bends in photonic crystals are able to transmit light with over 90% efficiency for large bandwidths and with 100% efficiency for specific frequencies. In contrast to traditional waveguides, bound states in photonic crystal waveguides can also exist in constrictions and above the cutoff frequency. We discuss how to lower reflections encountered when photonic crystal waveguides are terminated, both in an experimental setup as well as in numerical simulations. We show that light can be very efficiently coupled into and out of photonic crystal waveguides using tapered dielectric waveguides. In time-domain simulations of photonic crystal waveguides, spurious reflections from cell edges can be eliminated by terminating the waveguide with a Bragg reflector waveguide. We demonstrate novel lasing action in two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs with gain media, where lasing occurs at saddle points in the band structure, in contrast to one-dimensional photonic crystals. We also design a photonic crystal slab with organic gain media that has a TE-like pseudogap. We demonstrate that such a slab can support a high-Q defect mode, enabling low threshold lasing, and we discuss how the quality factor depends on the design parameters. We also propose to use two dimensional photonic crystal slabs as directionally efficient free-space couplers. We draft methods to calculate the coupling constant both numerically and analytically, using a finite-difference time-domain method and the volume current method with a Green's function approach, respectively.
by Attila Mekis.
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Liang, Yu, and 梁羽. "Versatile photonic processor based on fiber optical parametric amplifiers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43085362.
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Liang, Yu. "Versatile photonic processor based on fiber optical parametric amplifiers." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B43085362.
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Hu, Zhen. "Modeling photonic crystal devices by Dirichlet-to-Neumann maps /." access full-text access abstract and table of contents, 2009. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/thesis.pl?phd-ma-b30082559f.pdf.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2009."Submitted to Department of Mathematics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy." Includes bibliographical references (leaves [85]-91)
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Ogah, Oshoriamhe F. "Free-carrier effects in polycrystalline silicon-on-insulator photonic devices /." Online version of thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11979.
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Chu, Guang Yong. "Photonic devices for next generation fiber-to-the-home access network." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/386564.
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It would be unaffordable if the WDM-PON technologies were directly applied for massive deployment. Hence, the potential WDM-PON is to be integrated and improved in order to adapt it for NGPON and the future 5G. The UDWDM-PON can be considered as an ultimate solution for the next-generation access network capable of providing unlimited bandwidth for each user, thanks to the coherent detection.
Plenty of scientists have believed that it is crucial to increase the operating speed and maximum reach of WDM-PON, while it has no sense if people achieve them without a ordable cost.
In order to apply them cost-effciently, the system should require colorless ONUs and bidirectional systems. It is desired that the whole system use modulators on a low bias consumption, even limit the number of amplifiers.
However, for bidirectional transmission the backscattering effects would limit the performance if we want to reuse the carrier from OLT. So, we should design a method to separate the wavelength between upstream and downstream.
The traditional UDWDM-PON uses 2 laser at ONU, in this thesis, the single-DFB based ONUs are presented with integrated devices.
What is the most plausible configuration? The photonic devices such as RSOA, DEML, FML with advanced configurations are presented in this thesis with different applications.
The proposed thesis includes these parts: key devices for WDM-PON and the chirp parameters of these integrated photonic devices are measured, the polarization independent RSOA with different applications is also included, demonstration of dual output DEML with bidirectional coherent UDWDM-PON transmission, mitigating residual AM of DEML for phase modulation, and fast tuning for the UDWDM channel via FML are described.Por sus altos requerimientos técnicos, sería inasumible aplicar las tecnologías WDM-PON directamente para el despliegue masivo de Fiber-to-the-Home de nueva generación. Por lo tanto, el potencial se WDM-PON se debe integrar y mejorar con el fin de adaptarlo para NGPON y el futuro 5G. Hoy dia, operadores, usuarios y científicos, ven crucial augmentar la velocitat de funcionament y el alcance de las redes de acceso PON, si bien no tiene sentido conseguirlo con un coste inasequible. El UDWDM-PON puede considerarse como una solución definitiva para la red de acceso de próxima generación, capaz de proporcionar ancho de banda ilimitado para cada usuario, gracias a la detección coherente, por lo que en esta tesis se aborda su realización con un coste e integración prácticos. Con el fin de aplicarlos de manera rentable, el sistema debería exigir a las ONU que sean idénticas, si láseres preseleccionados o incoloros, y ser bidireccionales. Se desea que el conjunto de moduladores del sistema tengan en un bajo consumo, e incluso limitar el número de amplificadores. Sin embargo, para la transmisión bidireccional los efectos de retrodispersión limitarían el rendimiento si queremos volver a utilizar la portadora generada en la OLT. Por lo tanto, debemos diseñar un método para separar la longitud de onda en las transmisiones de bajada y de retorno del usuario a la central. El tradicional UDWDM-PON utiliza 2 láseres en la ONU; en esta tesis, las ONUs usan dispositivos integrados basados en un sólo DFB. ¿Cuál es la configuración más plausible? Los dispositivos fotónicos como RSOA, DEML, FML con configuraciones avanzadas se presentan en esta tesis con diferentes aplicaciones, que resuelven distintos problemas técnicos. La tesis incluye las siguientes partes: análisis y medida de dispositivos fotónicos clave para WDM-PON con modulación de fase, la independencia a la polarización de RSOA con diferentes aplicaciones, demostración de DEML con doble salida para transmisión bidireccional coherente UDWDM-PON, mitigación de AM residual de DEML para la modulación de fase, y la sintonía rápida de canal de UDWDM a través de FML.
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Zanzi, Andrea. "Passive and active silicon photonics devices at TLC telecommunication wavelengths for on-chip optical interconnects." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/149377.
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[EN] Optical technologies are the backbone of modern communication systems providing
high-speed access to the Internet, efficient inter and intra-data center interconnects
and are expending towards growing research fields and new markets such as satel-
lite communications, LIDARs (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) applications,
Neuromorphic computing, and programable photonic circuits, to name a few. Be-
cause of its maturity and low-cost, silicon photonics is being leveraged to allow these
new technologies to reach their full potential.As a result, there is a strong need for
innovative, high-speed and energy-efficient photonic integrated building blocks on
the silicon platform to increase the readiness of silicon photonic integrated circuits.
The work developed and presented in this thesis is focused on the design and char-
acterization of advanced passive and active devices, for photonic integrated circuits.
The thesis consists of three main chapters as well as a motivation and concluding
sections exposing the rationale and the accomplishments of this work. Chapter one
describes the design and characterization of an electro-optical Mach-Zehnder mod-
ulator embedded in highly efficient vertical pn junction exploiting the free-carrier
dispersion effect in the O-band.. Chapter two is devoted to the design and charac-
terization of a novel geometry of asymmetrical multimode interference device and
its implementation in a Mach-Zehnder modulator. Chapter three is dedicated to
the design and characterization of innovative 1-dimensional photonic crystal designs
for slow- lightmodulation applications. An extensive analysis of the main trade-off
arising from the use of slow light is presented.[ES] Las tecnologías ópticas son el eje vertebrador de los sistemas de comunicación mod- ernos que proporcionan acceso de alta velocidad a la Internet, interconexiones efi- cientes entre centros de datos y dentro de ellos. Además, se están expandiendo hacia campos de investigación crecientes y nuevos mercados como son las aplicaciones de comunicaciones por satélite, los LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging), la computación neuromórfica y los circuitos fotónicos programables, por nombrar algunos. La fotónica de silicio está considerada y aceptada ampliamente como una de las tecnologías clave para que dichas aplicaciones puedan desarrollarse. Como resultado, hay una fuerte necesidad de estructuras fotónicas básicas integradas que sean innovadoras, que soporten altas velocidades de transmisión y que sean más eficientes en términos de consumo de potencia, a fin de aumentar la capacidad de los circuitos integrados fotónicos de silicio. El trabajo desarrollado y presentado en esta tesis se centra en el diseño y la car- acterización de dispositivos avanzados pasivos y activos, para circuitos fotónicos integrados. La tesis consta de tres capítulos principales, así como de sendas sec- ciones de motivación y conclusiones que exponen los fundamentos y los logros de este trabajo. El capítulo uno describe el diseño y la caracterización de un modulador electro-óptico Mach-Zehnder incorporado en una unión pn vertical altamente eficien- ciente que explota el efecto de dispersión de plasma en banda O. El capítulo dos está dedicado al diseño y caracterización de una nueva geometría de dispositivo de interferencia multimodo asimétrico y su aplicación en un modulador Mach-Zehnder. El capítulo tres está dedicado al diseño y caracterización de innovadores cristales fotónicos unidimensionales para aplicaciones de modulación con luz lenta. Se pre- senta un amplio análisis de los principales retos derivados del uso de la misma.
[CA] Les tecnologies òptiques són l'eix vertebrador d'aquells sistemes de comunicació moderns que proporcionen accés d'alta velocitat a la Internet, així com intercon- nexions eficients inter i entre centres de dades. A més a més, s'estan expandint cap a camps d'investigació creixents i nous mercats com són les aplicacions de co- municacions per satèl·lit, els LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging), la computació neuromòrfica i els circuits fotònics programables, entre d'altres. La fotònica de silici és considerada i acceptada àmpliament com una de les tecnologies clau i necessàries perquè aquestes aplicacions puguen desenvolupar-se. Per aquest motiu, es fa necessària l'existència d'estructures fotòniques bàsiques integrades que siguen innovadores, que suporten altes velocitats de transmissió i que siguen més eficients en termes de consum de potència, a fi d'augmentar la capacitat dels cir- cuits integrats fotònics de silici. El treball desenvolupat i presentat en aquesta tesi se centra en el disseny i la caracterització de dispositius avançats passius i actius, per a circuits fotònics integrats. La tesi consta de tres capítols principals, així com d'una secció de motivació i una altra de conclusions que exposen els fonaments i els assoliments d'aquest treball. El capítol u descriu el disseny i la caracterització d'un modulador electro-òptic Mach-Zehnder incorporat en una unió pn vertical d'alta efi- ciència que explota l'efecte de dispersió de plasma en la banda O. El capítol dos està dedicat al disseny i caracterització d'una nova geometria de dispositiu d'interferència multimode asimètric així com a la seua aplicació en un modulador Mach-Zehnder. El capítol tres està dedicat al disseny i caracterització d'innovadors cristalls fotònics unidimensionals per a aplicacions de modulació amb llum lenta. S'inclou també una anàlisi detallada dels principals reptes derivats de l'ús d'aquest tipus de llum.
I want to thank you the Generelitat Valenciana and the European Project L3MATRIX for the funding, without them my doctorate would not taken place.
Zanzi, A. (2020). Passive and active silicon photonics devices at TLC telecommunication wavelengths for on-chip optical interconnects [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/149377
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Du, Fang. "LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS AND TUNABLE DEVICES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3375.
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In this dissertation, liquid crystal materials and devices are investigated in meeting the challenges for photonics and communications applications. The first part deals with polymer-stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC) materials and devices. Three polymer-stabilized liquid crystal systems are developed for optical communications. The second part reports the experimental investigation of a novel liquid-crystal-infiltrated photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and explores its applications in fiber-optic communications. The curing temperature is found to have significant effects on the PSLC performance. The electro-optic properties of nematic polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC) at different curing temperatures are investigated experimentally. At high curing temperature, a high contrast, low drive voltage, and small hysteresis PNLC is obtained as a result of the formed large LC micro-domains. With the help of curing temperature effect, it is able to develop PNLC based optical devices with highly desirable performances for optical communications. Such high performance is generally considered difficult to realize for a PNLC. In fact, the poor performance of PNLC, especially at long wavelengths, has hindered it from practical applications for optical communications for a long time. Therefore, the optimal curing temperature effect discovered in this thesis would enable PSLCs for practical industrial applications. Further more, high birefringence LCs play an important role for near infrared photonic devices. The isothiocyanato tolane liquid crystals exhibit a high birefringence and low viscosity. The high birefringence LC dramatically improves the PSLC contrast ratio while keeping a low drive voltage and fast response time. A free-space optical device by PNLC is experimentally demonstrated and its properties characterized. Most LC devices are polarization sensitive. To overcome this drawback, we have investigated the polymer-stabilized cholesteric LC (PSCLC). Combining the curing temperature effect and high birefringence LC, a polarization independent fiber-optical device is realized with over 30 dB attenuation, ~12 Vrms drive voltage and 11/28 milliseconds (rise/decay) response times. A polymer-stabilized twisted nematic LC (PS TNLC) is also proposed as a variable optical attenuator for optical communications. By using the polarization control system, the device is polarization independent. The polymer network in a PS TNLC not only results in a fast response time (0.9/9 milliseconds for rise/decay respectively), but also removes the backflow effect of TNLC which occurs in the high voltage regime.Ph.D.
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Shi, Xiaohua. "Design, fabrication and characterization of one dimensional photonic crystal devices." Thesis, University of Bath, 2007. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485957.
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Photonic crystals (PhCs) are periodically structured electromagnetic media, generally characterised by not permitting light of defined ranges of frequency to propagate through the structure. These disallowed ranges of frequency are known as photonic band gaps. The intentional introduction of defects into the crystal gives rise to localized electromagnetic states that provide a mechanism for the control of the propagation of photons through PhCs. In the case of one dimensional (1-D) PhCs, the introduction of a single defect into a finite PhC results in the formation of a resonant cavity structure, a so-called microcavity. The ease of fabrication and scope for integration make 1-D PhCs good candidates for the future applications of PhCs in light transmission systems and, as such, these structures are the focus of the research reported here. The aim of this thesis is to report a practical study of passive 1-D PhC devices and thereby extend the base of measurements that support and extend the results of theory and simulation. Various types of 1-D PhC structures have been fabricated using electron beam lithography and inductively coupled plasma technologies in a clean-room environment. The fabricated structures in effect demonstrate a first or primitive level of integration of 1-D PhCs with another optical device, namely a ridge waveguide. Measurements were performed by butt-coupling from a single mode fibre taper of the transmission characteristics of the resulting integrated waveguides, whilst a Side-band measurement method for very high resolution (0.2pm) microcavity characterisation was invented during the measurement process. A multiple wavelength transmission optical filter transmitting at the telecommunication wavelengths of 1310nm and 1550nm, and which could be used in a WDM system was demonstrated. The effect of introducing mode matching structures to minimize II the scattering loss and boost the quality factor value was investigated. Optimum positioning of the tapers produced a significant enhancement of Q. Finally, a narrow pass band filter constructed from coupled cavities was fabricated and characterised. A quasi-flat transmission peak with a pass band width of just 4nm was observed.
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Butt, Ali Muhammad. "New Photonic devices based on NLO(non-linear optical) crystalline waveguides." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/403372.
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El RbTiOPO4 és un cristall de òptica no lineal amb alts coeficients electró-òptics i un llindar de dany òptic elevat, això el converteix en un material potencial per aplicacions electro-òptiques. Actualment hi ha un interès en el desenvolupament de components òptics basats en materials dielèctrics, identificat com un tema de recerca punter per Europa Horitzó 2020. La finalitat d’aquesta tesis és explorar el RTP com a plataforma dielèctrica per dispositius fotònics, que tenen aplicacions en les telecomunicacions i en el sensat biològic.
En aquesta tesis s’han crescut materials monocristal•lins en volum de RTP, K:RTP i Na:KTP pel mètode de Top seeded solution growth. Els cristalls obtinguts són òptims per ser utilitzats com a plataforma per fabricar guies d’ona i com a substrats pel creixement de capes epitaxials. Capes epitaxials de (Yb,Nb):RTP sobre RTP(001), RTP sobre K:RTP(001) i K.:RTP(100), i KTP sobre Na:KTP(001) s’han crescut per la metodologia de liquid phase epitaxy. Aquesta metodologia ha permès obtenir capes monocristal•lines amb una interfase d’alta qualitat cristal•lina
La fabricació de guies d’ona ha esta realitzada per RIE i ICP-RIE. Es reporta en aquesta tesis, un avanç en el coneixement del procés de etching del RTP. El mètode d’intercanvi iònic, amb Cs+ com ió, s’ha utilitzat per produir guies rectes, corbes i MZ. Degut a l’alta conductivitat iònica del RTP al llarg de la direcció c cristal•logràfica, l’ intercanvi iònic és altament factible i gairebé unidireccional.
S’ha obtingut exitosament el procés de guiat de llum en totes les guies d’ona fabricades. Pels Y-splitters i els MZ fabricats sobre els cristalls RTP/(Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) estructurats amb RIE sobre la capa activa o bé el substrat, la guia obtinguda és monomode amb polarització TM a 1550 nm. Les pèrdues de propagació són de 3.5 dB/cm. Per les guies d’ona rectes fabricades sobre RTP/(Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) per estructuració del recobriment per ICP-RIE, les pèrdues de propagació són 0.376 dB/cm a 1550 nm.El RbTiOPO4 es un cristal de óptica no-lineal con altos coeficientes electro ópticos y un límite de daño óptico elevado, eso lo convierte en una potencial material para aplicaciones electrópticas. Actualmente existe un gran interés en el desarrollo de componentes ópticos basados en materiales dieléctricos, esto ha sido identificado como un tema puntero de investigación por Europa Horizonte 2020. La finalidad de esta tesis es explorar el RTP cómo plataforma dieléctrica para dispositivos fotónicos, que tienen aplicaciones en les telecomunicaciones y en el sensado biológico. En esta tesis, se han crecido materiales monocristalinos en volumen de RTP, K:RTP y Na:KTP por el método de Top seeded solution growth. Los cristales crecidos son óptimos para ser utilizados como plataforma para fabricar guías de onda y como sustratos para el crecimiento de capas epitaxiales. Capas epitaxiales de (Yb,Nb):RTP sobre RTP(001), RTP sobre K:RTP(001) yK.:RTP(100), i KTP sobre Na:KTP(001) se han crecido mediante la metodología de liquid phase epitaxy. Esta metodología ha permitido obtener capes monocristalinas con una interfase de alta calidad cristalina. La fabricación de guías de onda se ha hecho por RIE y ICP-RIE: Se reporta en esta tesis un avance en el conocimiento del proceso de etching en el RTP. El método de intercambio iónico, con Cs+ como ion, se ha utilizado para producir guías de onda rectas, curvas y MZ. Debido a la alta conductividad iónica del RTP a lo largo de la dirección c cristalográfica, el intercambio iónico es altamente factible y casi unidireccional. Se ha obtenido el guiado con éxito en todas las guías de onda fabricadas. En los Y-Splitters y MZ fabricados sobre los cristales RTP/(Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) estructurados con RIE sobre la capa activa o bien el sustrato, la guía obtenida es monomodo con la polarización TM a 1550 nm. Las pérdidas de propagación son de 3.5 dB/cm. Para las guías de onda rectes fabricadas sobre RTP/(Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) por estructuración del recubrimiento por ICP-RIE, las pérdidas por propagación son de 0.376 dB/cm a 1550 nm.
RbTiOPO4 is a non-linear optical crystal with high electro-optic coefficients and high optical damage threshold, which makes it suitable for electro-optic applications. There’s a current interest in developing dielectric based photonic components for integrated optics, identified as a topic of research by the Europe Horizon 2020. The aim of this thesis is to explore RTP for dielectric based photonic platforms, which have applications in telecommunications and biosensing. In this thesis is reported the successful grow of bulk single crystals of RTP, K:RTP and Na:RTP by Top Seeded Solution Growth technique. The crystals obtained are suitable to be used as platforms to fabricate optical waveguides and for substrates for growth of epitaxial layers. Epitaxial layers of (Yb,Nb):RTP were grown on RTP(001), RTP was grown on K:RTP(001) and K:RTP(100) and KTP was grown on Na:KTP(001) by Liquid phase epitaxy. This methodology allows obtaining a single crystalline layer, with high quality crystalline interface. Waveguide fabrication was performed by RIE and ICP-RIE. Advancement in this etching process on RTP is reported in this thesis. Cs+ ion exchange method was used to produce straight, bends and MZ waveguides. Due to the RTP high ionic conductivity along the c crystallographic direction, ion exchange is highly feasible and almost unidirectional. Waveguiding of the fabricated channel waveguides has been successful. For the Y-Splitter and MZ waveguides fabricated on the RTP/(Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) crystals, by structuring the active layer or the substrate by RIE, the waveguides obtained were single mode in TM polarization at 1550 nm. The propagation loss was 3.5 dB/cm. For straight waveguides fabricated on the RTP/(Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001), by structuring the cladding by ICP-RIE, the propagation losses were 0.376 dB/cm at 1550 nm. The waveguides fabricated by Cs+ ion exchange have larger losses due to inhomogeneity on the Cs exchange among different ferroelectric domains present in the structure.
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Pinto, Domenico. "Numerical modelling of photonic crystals devices for all-optical signal processing." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.511143.
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Khan, Saeed. "Silicon photonic devices for optical delay lines and mid infrared applications." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5961.
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Silicon photonics has been a rapidly growing subfield of integrated optics and optoelectronic in the last decade and is currently considered a mature technology. The main thrust behind the growth is its compatibility with the mature and low-cost microelectronic integrated circuits fabrication process. In recent years, several active and passive photonic devices and circuits have been demonstrated on silicon.
Optical delay lines are among important silicon photonic devices, which are essential for a variety of photonic system applications including optical beam-forming for controlling phased-array antennas, optical communication and networking systems and optical coherence tomography. In this thesis, several types of delay lines based on apodized grating waveguides are proposed and demonstrated. Simulation and experimental results suggest that these novel devices can provide high optical delay and tunability at very high bit rate.
While most of silicon photonics research has focused in the near-infrared wavelengths, extending the operating wavelength range of the technology into in the 3–5 &"181;m, or the mid-wave infrared regime, is a more recent field of research. A key challenge has been that the standard silicon-on-insulator waveguides are not suitable for the mid-infrared, since the material loss of the buried oxide layer becomes substantially high. Here, the silicon-on-sapphire waveguide technology, which can extend silicon's operating wavelength range up to 4.4 &"181;m, is investigated. Furthermore, silicon-on-nitride waveguides, boasting a wide transparent range of 1.2–6.7 ?m, are demonstrated and characterized for the first time at both mid-infrared (3.39 ?m) and near-infrared (1.55 ?m) wavelengths.Ph.D.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
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Bishop, Zofia Katarzyna. "III-V semiconductor nano-photonic devices for integrated quantum optical circuits." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/22613/.
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The work presented in this thesis is motivated by the ultimate goal of realizing a fully integrated quantum optical circuit (IQOC), based on a III-V semiconductor, specifically gallium arsenide (GaAs), in a planar architecture with embedded indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots as single photon sources. Technological challenges involved with achieving a scalable quantum photonic circuit are addressed through the design, development and testing of controllable on-chip nano-photonic elements, such as nanobeam photonic crystal filters and electro-mechanical actuators. The research into both of these types of devices presented here represents the first work of this kind that has been carried out in the LDSD group at the University of Sheffield. The majority of the measurements that have been undertaken and which are presented here are of an optical spectroscopic nature. An on-chip optical filter based on a one-dimensional photonic crystal structure has been modelled and demonstrated experimentally. Such devices can be integrated with other circuit elements in order to achieve a purely electrically driven IQOC. Tuning the resonant wavelength of the device in order to attain control over the filtering parameters has also been investigated. Control over the splitting ratio of an on-chip optical beam splitter operating at the single photon level has been achieved through an electro-mechanical cantilever based system for the first time on the GaAs platform. This technology, which can be used for switching and phase shifting, now paves the way towards the physical realization of reconfigurable IQOCs. Other more efficient and versatile electro-mechanical systems that could be used to provide greater control over a variety of optical circuit elements, such as filters and beam splitters, have also been investigated experimentally. Comb-drive actuators, which are well established on silicon based platforms, have been developed for use in the GaAs based quantum optical architecture.
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Wong, Chee Wei 1975. "Strain-tuning of periodic optical devices : tunable gratings and photonic crystals." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17008.
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Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-173).
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The advancement of micro- and nano-scale optical devices has heralded micromirrors, semiconductor micro- and nano-lasers, and photonic crystals, among many. Broadly defined with the field of microphotonics and microelectromechanical systems, these innovations have targeted applications in integrated photonic chips and optical telecommunications. To further advance the state-of-the-art, dynamically tunable devices are required not only for demand-based reconfiguration of the optical response, but also for compensation to external disturbances and tight device fabrication tolerances. In this thesis, specific implementations of strain-tunability in two photonic devices will be discussed: the fundamental diffractive grating element, and a photonic band gap microcavity waveguide. For the first part, we demonstrate high-resolution analog tunability in microscale diffractive optics. The design concept consists of a diffractive grating defined onto a piezoelectric-driven deformable membrane, microfabricated through a combination of surface and bulk micromachining. The grating is strain-tuned through actuation of high-quality thin-film piezoelectric actuators. Device characterization shows grating period tunability on the order of a nanometer, limited by measurement uncertainty and noise. The results are in good agreement with analytical theory and numerical models, and present immediate implications in research and industry. For the second part, we generalize the piezoelectric strain-tunable membrane platform for strain-tuning of a silicon photonic band gap microcavity waveguide. Additional motivation for this strain-tuning approach in silicon photonic crystals lies in:
(cont.) (a) the virtual absence of electro-optic effects in silicon, and (b) the ability to achieve tuning with low power requirements through piezoelectric actuation. Compared to current thermo-optics methods, piezoelectric actuation affords faster and more localized tuning in high-density integrated optics. The small-strain perturbation on the optical resonance is analyzed through perturbation theory on unperturbed full 3D finite-difference time-domain numerical models. Device fabrication involves X-ray nanolithography and multi-scale integration of micro- and nano-fabrication methods. Experimental characterization achieved dynamically-tunable resonances with 1.54 nm tunable range (at 1.55 Mum optical wavelengths), in good agreement with theory. This is the first demonstration of strain tunability in photonic crystals and contributes to the development of smart micro- and nano-scale photonics.
by Chee Wei Wong.
Sc.D.
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Beecher, Stephen J. "The ultrafast laser inscription of photonic devices for integrated optical applications." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2553.
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A study of some key areas in which ultrafast laser inscription may usefully be employed is presented. The thesis includes waveguide inscription in a variety of substrates including passive glass, doped glass and a nonlinear crystal. The work contained can be split into three studies, with some overlap between them. Firstly fused silica glass is used, both in planar substrates and as flat fibre, for the inscription of two sensing elements. The planar substrate is used for a device similar in design to a side-polished fibre and the flat fibre is used for the fabrication of a Bragg grating waveguide array. In the second study, waveguides are inscribed in the nonlinear crystal monoclinic bismuth borate, and used for guided mode second harmonic generation. A novel waveguide design is employed to increase overlap between the pump and second harmonic waveguide modes. The remainder of the thesis investigates the applicability of ultrafast laser inscription to the fabrication of compact modelocked lasers. Lasing is demonstrated, both continuous wave and modelocked, using a laser inscribed erbium doped bismuthate glass waveguide as the gain element. A study is then undertaken into methods of integrating carbon nanotubes, used as saturable absorbers to modelock lasers, into laser inscribed waveguides.
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Brosi, Jan-Michael. "Slow-light photonic crystal devices for high-speed optical signal processing." Karlsruhe : Universitätsverlag, 2009. http://digbib.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/volltexte/1000009905.
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Brosi, Jan-Michael. "Slow light photonic crystal devices for high speed optical signal processing." Karlsruhe Univ.-Verl. Karlsruhe, 2008. http://d-nb.info/992585090/04.
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Ayre, Melanie. "Photonic crystal interfaces : a design-driven approach." Thesis, St Andrews, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/143.
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Onbaş̧lı, Mehmet Cengiz. "Magneto-optical and multiferroic oxide thin films, integrated nonreciprocal photonic devices and multiferroic memory devices." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98579.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2015.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Complex oxide thin films offer unique functionalities which can potentially extend the utility of current storage, processing and optical isolator technologies. In this thesis, we present three categories of studies on complex oxide growth using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and structural, magnetic, magneto-optical and ferroelectric characterization. We first focused on enhancing integrated magneto-optical isolator performance by improving the growth method of magneto-optical Ce1Y2Fe5O12 (Ce:YIG) films. The spectral and substrate orientation dependence of the magneto-optical figure of merit of epitaxial Ce: YIG on GGG substrates show very high magneto-optical figure of merit (379-400° dB-1 at [lambda] = 1550 nm for all substrate orientations). The thermal budgets of Ce: YIG growth on ShN4 (2 high temperature PLD steps and a rapid thermal anneal, RTA), silicon-on-insulator substrates (a high and a low temperature PLD step and a RTA) and optical resonator chips (one PLD step, one RTA, YIG seed layer from the top) were progressively reduced to achieve improved integrated optical isolators with low insertion loss of 7.4 ± 1.8 dB and an isolation ratio of 13.0 ± 2.2 dB. We demonstrated that the ferrimagnetic insulator YIG thin films (Y3Fe5O12) epitaxially grown on GGG substrates achieve ultralow Gilbert damping of spin waves ([alpha] = 2.2-7 x 10-4 ), which enable em-long in-plane propagation of spin waves. This demonstration enables researchers to fabricate near-dissipationless magnon-based logic computers. Finally, we present a substitutionally-doped perovksite, STCo30 (Sr Ti0.70 CO0.30 O3-[delta]) integrated on Si, STO (100), and on Nb:STO substrates. This perovskite oxide has been found to exhibit ferroelectricity and magnetism at room temperature. Experimental results on magnetism, ferroelectricity and structure were reproduced using density functional theory simulations.
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Li, Jia, and 李佳. "Photonic microwave processor based on fiber optical parametric amplifier." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43085374.
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Li, Jia. "Photonic microwave processor based on fiber optical parametric amplifier." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B43085374.
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Xu, Zhiyong. "All-optical soliton control in photonic lattices." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/6907.
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Los solitones ópticos son paquetes de luz (haces y/o pulsos) que no se dispersan gracias al balance entre difracción/dispersión y no linealidad. Al propagarse e interactuar los unos con los otros muestran propiedades que normalmente se asocian a partículas. Las propiedades de los solitones ópticos en fibras ópticas y cristales han sido investigadas en profundidad durante las últimas dos décadas. Sin embargo, los solitones en mallas, o redes, ópticas, que podrían ser usados para procesado y direccionamiento totalmente óptico de señales, se han convertido en una nueva área de investigación. El principal objetivo de esta tesis es el estudio de nuevas técnicas para controlar solitotes en medios no lineales en mallas ópticas.El capítulo 2 se centra en ciertas propiedades de los solitones ópticos en medios no lineales cuadráticos. La primera sección presenta en detalle la existencia y estabilidad de tres familias representativas de solitones espacio temporales en dos dimensiones en series de frentes de onda cuadráticos no lineales. Se asume, además de la dispersión temporal del pulso, la combinación de difracción discreta que surge debido al acoplamiento débil entre frentes de onda vecinos. La otra sección da cuenta de la existencia y estabilidad de vórtices de solitones multicolores en retículo, consistentes en cuatro jorobas principales dispuestas en una configuración cuadrada. También se investiga la posibilidad de generarlos dinámicamente a partir de haces de entrada Gaussianos con vórtices anidados.
La técnica de inducción de mallas ópticas ofrece un sinfín de posibilidades para la creación de configuraciones de guía de ondas con varios haces de luz no difractantes. El capítulo 3 presenta el concepto de estructuras reconfigurables ópticamente inducidas por haces no difractantes de Bessel mutuamente incoherentes en medios no lineales de tipo Kerr. Los acopladores de dos nucleos son introducidos y se muestra cómo calibrar las propiedades de conmutación de estas estructuras variando la intensidad de los haces de Bessel. El capítulo también discute varios escenarios de conmutación para solitones lanzados al interior de acopladores direccionales multinucleares ópticamente inducidos por apropiadas series de haces de Bessel. Es más, la propagación de solitones es investigada en redes reconfigurables bidimensionales inducidas ópticamente por series de haces de Bessel no difractantes. Se muestra que los haces anchos de solitones pueden moverse a través de redes con diferentes topologías casi sin pérdidas por radiación. Finalmente, se estudian las propiedades de las uniones X, que se crean a partir de dos haces de Bessel intersectantes.
La respuesta no local de los medios no lineales puede jugar un papel importante en las propiedades de los solitones. El capítulo 4 trata el impacto de la no localidad en las características físicas exhibidas por los solitones que permiten los medios no lineales de tipo Kerr con una retícula óptica integrada. El capítulo investiga propiedades de diferentes familias de solitones en mallas en medios no lineales no locales. Se muestra que la no localidad de la respuesta no lineal puede afectar profundamente la movilidad de los solitones. Las propiedades de los solitones de gap también se discuten en el caso de cristales fotorefractivos con una respuesta de difusión no local asimétrica y en presencia de una malla inducida.
El capítulo 5 trata del impacto de la no localidad en la estabilidad de complejos de solitones en medios no lineales de tipo Kerr uniformes. En primer lugar, se muestra que la diferente respuesta no local de los materiales tiene distinta influencia en la estabilidad de los complejos de solitones en el caso escalar. En segundo lugar, se da cuenta de una serie de resultados experimentales sobre solitones multipolares escalares en medios no lineales fuertemente no locales en 2D, incluyendo solitones dipolares, tripolares y de tipo pajarita, organizados en series de puntos brillantes fuera de fase. Finalmente, el capítulo estudia la interacción entre la no linealidad no local y el acoplamiento vectorial, enfatizando especialmente la estabilización de efectos vectoriales en complejos de solitones en medios no lineales no locales.
Por último, el capítulo 6 resume los principales resultados obtenidos en la tesis y discute algunas cuestiones abiertas.
Optical solitons are light packets (beams and/or pulses) that do not broaden because of the proper balance between diffraction/dispersion and nonlinearity. They propagate and interact with one another while displaying properties that are normally associated with real particles. The properties of optical solitons in optical fibers and crystals have been investigated comprehensively during the last two decades. However, solitons in optical lattices, which might be used for all-optical signal processing and routing have recently emerged a new area of research. The main objective of this thesis is the investigation of new techniques for soliton control in nonlinear media with/without an imprinted optical lattice.
Chapter 2 focuses on properties of optical solitons in quadratic nonlinear media. The first section presents in detail the existence and stability of three representative families of two-dimensional spatiotemporal solitons in quadratic nonlinear waveguide arrays. It is assumed in addition to the temporal dispersion of the pulse, the combination of discrete diffraction that arises because of the weak coupling between neighboring waveguides. The other section reports on the existence and stability of multicolor lattice vortex solitons, which comprise four main humps arranged in a square configuration. It is also investigated the possibility of their dynamical generation from Gaussian-type input beams with nested vortices.
The technique of optical lattice induction opens a wealth of opportunities for creation of waveguiding configurations with various nondiffracting light beams. Chapter 3 puts forward the concept of reconfigurable structures optically induced by mutually incoherent nondiffracting Bessel beams in Kerr-type nonlinear media. Two-core couplers are introduced and it is shown how to tune the switching properties of such structures by varying the intensity of the Bessel beams. The chapter also discusses various switching scenarios for solitons launched into the multi core directional couplers optically-induced by suitable arrays of Bessel beams. Furthermore, propagation of solitons is investigated in reconfigurable two-dimensional networks induced optically by arrays of nondiffracting Bessel beams. It is shown that broad soliton beams can move across networks with different topologies almost without radiation losses. Finally, properties of X-junctions are studied, which are created with two intersecting Bessel beams.
Nonlocal response of nonlinear media can play an important role in properties of solitons. Chapter 4 treats the impact of nonlocality in the physical features exhibited by solitons supported by Kerr-type nonlinear media with an imprinted optical lattice. The chapter investigates properties of different families of lattice solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media. It is shown that the nonlocality of the nonlinear response can profoundly affect the soliton mobility. The properties of gap solitons are also discussed for photorefractive crystals with an asymmetric nonlocal diffusion response and in the presence of an imprinted optical lattice.
Chapter 5 is devoted to the impact of nonlocality on the stability of soliton complexes in uniform nonlocal Kerr-type nonlinear media. First, it is shown that the different nonlocal response of materials has different influence on the stability of soliton complexes in scalar case. Second, experimental work is reported on scalar multi-pole solitons in 2D highly nonlocal nonlinear media, including dipole, tripole, and necklace-type solitons, organized as arrays of out-of-phase bright spots. Finally, the chapter addresses the interplay between nonlocal nonlinearity and vectoral coupling, specially emphasizing the stabilization of vector effects on soliton complexes in nonlocal nonlinear media.
Finally, Chapter 6 summarizes the main results obtained in the thesis and discusses some open prospects.
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Venkataraman, Sriram. "Fabrication of two-dimensional and three-dimensional photonic crystal devices for applications in chip-scale optical interconnects." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 14.14 Mb., 220 p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3200519.
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Vo, Thanh Phong. "Optical near-field characterization of Slow-Bloch Mode based photonic crystal devices." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00758323.
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2D-Photonic crystal (PC) structures have enabled the fabrication of a wide variety of nanophotonic components. In perfect PCs, the exploitation of the enhanced local density of states at critical points of the band diagram has attracted considerable attention. Near these points, where the group velocity vanished, low curvature flat bands give rise to delocalized and stationary optical slow Bloch modes (or slow light modes). Properties of slow light make them good candidates to enhance Purcell or various non-linear effects or to design low-threshold lasers. Among these modes, slow Bloch modes (SBMs) emitting in the vertical direction, i.e. located at the Γ- point of the Brillouin zone are particularly interesting for integrating 2D PC architectures with free space optics. In particular, some SBMs proved to be suitable for achieving strong vertical emission with peculiar polarization properties. Other promising applications concern disorder: by introducing a controlled randomness into the PC structure, it is possible to induce a transition from slow Bloch mode (in ordered PC) to Anderson's localization (in disordered PC) as a function of disorder degree. In this PhD dissertation, Slow Bloch modes have been studied and characterized by the means of Near-field Scanning Optical microscopy (NSOM). We particularly focused on Slow Bloch laser mode at Γ- point of a honeycomb 2DPC. This NSOM technique enables to visualize the evanescent component of the mode with a spatial resolution below the diffraction limit. In this work, we showed that the far-field and the near-field image of the mode at the 2D-PC surface are different and that near-field results yield a better insight in the real mode structure inside the PC slab in agreement with theoretical prediction. The importance of the probe selection (bare silica, metallized tip and bow-tie aperture nanoantenna) for studying III-V photonic crystal structures was also demonstrated. Besides intensity measurement of the electromagnetic field, the polarization of the electric field has been measured at the nanoscale for the first time by using a bow-tie nano-antenna probe. These results enable the unambiguous identification of the modes with the 3D-FDTD simulations.In this work is also reported the first observation of two-dimensional localization of light in two types of 2D random photonic crystal lasers, where Slow Bloch Mode (SBM) is scattered by artificial structural randomness in triangular PCs. The structural randomness is introduced whether by nanometer displacements in the positions of lattice elements (air holes), whether by variation of the hole diameters. The direct near-field imaging of the lasing mode by use of NSOM for the first time, allowed us to observe the transition of the extended planar SBM to be Anderson localized.
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Sayid, Sayid Ali. "Efficient, high performance photonic devices for optical fibre communications and related applications." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556462.
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We find that 1.55 urn InGaAIAs quantum well lasers the temperature sensitivity of threshold current, Jth is due to non-radiative Auger recombination accounting for ~80% of Jth at room temperature (RT). The breakpoint temperature, TB is 140±5K above which Auger recombination dominates. The characteristics temperature, To(Ith)=70±2K at RT. The differential internal quantum efficiency above threshold, 17i , is ~80±10% at 200 C remaining stable up to 800 C. In contrast, the internal optical loss, ai' increases from 14±4 cm" at 200 C to 24±4 cm" at 800 C, consistent with inter-valence band absorption (IVBA). The modal gain peak for InGaAIAs quantum welt (QW) lasers was found to be 14±2 cm" increasing to 52±2 cm' when injected current density was 1.06 k Acm" and 1.38 k. Acm" respectively. In 1.55 urn InAs/InP (100) quantum dot lasers ~h and its radiative component, ~ad are measured as a function of temperature. ~ad is relatively temperature insensitive, however, ~h increases significantly with temperature leading to To=72±2K over the range 220-290K. Non-radiative recombination accounts for up to 94% of ~h at T=293K. ~h decreases with increasing hydrostatic pressure by 35% over 8kbar causing an increase in To from 72±2K to 88±2K. The results indicate that non- radiative Auger recombination determines temperature behaviour of these devices under normal operating conditions. The modal gain peak for InAs/InP quantum dot (QD) lasers was found to be 12±4 ern" increasing to 30 ern" when injected current density was 570 Acm" and 720 Acm? respectively. A multi-section single pass technique has been developed that allows the measurement of a modal gain spectrum from a Fabry-Perot laser. InGaAsP and InGaAIAs intermixed quantum wells (IQWs) used in Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) were investigated. For InGaAsP IQWs the absorption edge was found to be 0.877 eV (1413 nm) while in the InGaAIAs IQWs the absorption edge was found to be 0.925 eV (1370 nm) which translate to wavelength detuning of 117 nm and 160 nm for an operating wavelength at 1530 nm respectively. InGaAIAs IQWs exhibited sharp absorption edge over the range of the applied bias. It was found that using InGaAIAs or InGaAsP IQWs for wavelength detuning of ~160 nm is not suitable for MZM application, because induced refractive index change is at minimum and would require higher reverse bias to obtain sufficient phase shift to modulate the signal. The exciton energy peak shift for InGaAsP IQWs was found to be 32 meV for applied bias range av to - 6V, while for InGaAIAs IQWs was found to be 16 meV for applied bias range OV to -6V.
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Seneviratne, Dilan Anuradha. "Materials and devices for optical switching and modulation of photonic integrated circuits." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39539.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129).
The drive towards photonic integrated circuits (PIC) necessitates the development of new devices and materials capable of achieving miniaturization and integration on a CMOS compatible platform. Optical switching: fast modulation and add-drop switches, key components in a PIC, were investigated. A MEMS-based approach was utilized to control switching in planar ring resonator waveguide structures. A switch extinction ratio of 15 dB, switch speed of 60 is and 1 mW operating power were demonstrated. A metal-insulator transition material, V02, was identified as a material with potential for enhancing the switch speed with speeds in excess of gigahertz rates with minimal device footprint. Fundamental material transport properties and nonstoichiometry in VO2 were characterized. Nonstoichiometry as high as 5% was measured. A Frenkel defect model was used to describe the behavior in V02 in which vanadium interstitials were attributed to be the dominant ionic defect in the reducing regime. Frozen-in vanadium interstitials, acting as shallow donors lying 20 meV below the conduction band in the semiconducting phase, enhance the low temperature conductivity and free carrier concentration.
(cont.) VO2 was shown to exhibit an activated mobility in its semiconducting and "metallic" phases with room temperature mobility estimated to be 5x10-2 cm2/Vs. Electrical switch contrasts of as high as -5000 and optical extinction ratios of approximately 16 dB were demonstrated. Free carrier absorption due to shallow donor vanadium interstitials was identified as a dominant absorption mechanism at near-IR wavelengths. Control of the degree of nonstoichiometry was shown to influence the near-IR absorption effects. To address the need for an integrated fast switch for data encoding, a thin film electro-optic (E-O) modulator, based on barium titanate (BaTiO3) or barium titanate-strontium titanate (SrTiO3) superlattices, was developed. Mach-Zhender E-O modulators were designed, fabricated with CMOS compatible processing steps and tested. Effective electro-optic values as high as 73pmN/V, 2.5 times better performance compared to commercial bulk LiNbO3 technology was demonstrated, with device area less than 30,000 [mu]2.
by Dilan Anuradha Seneviratne.
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Guichard, Alex Richard. "Growth and optical properties of CMOS-compatible silicon nanowires for photonic devices /." May be available electronically:, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.
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Tomljenovic-Hanic, Snjezana, and snjezana@physics usyd edu au. "Propagation effects in optical waveguides, fibres and devices." The Australian National University. Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, 2003. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20040921.104741.
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This thesis consist of a theoretical study of propagation effects in optical waveguides, fibres and photonic crystals, with some comparison with experiment.¶
Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction with the current view of optical components in photonic integrated circuits and issues related to the loss mechanism.¶
In Chapter 2 the characteristics of single-mode propagation and transient effects in practical square- and rectangular-core buried channel planar waveguides are quantified, assuming a cladding which is unbounded in one transverse dimension and bounded in the other. The wavelength cut-off condition for the fundamental mode is determined when the cladding index is asymmetric and composed of step-wise, uniform index regions.¶
In Chapter 3, the application of segmented reflection gratings in planar devices that can function as either a single- or two-wavelength add/drop filter is investigated and a numerical technique developed in Chapter 2 is applied to the waveguides with high extinction ratio. The role of the segmented gratings is analogous to that of a blazed grating, but they can provide a higher reflectivity level at the Bragg wavelength, eliminate back reflection into the fundamental mode and provide arbitrarily small channel spacing in the two-wavelength case.¶
Chapters 4 address the problem of bend loss in a single-mode slab waveguide. A new theoretical strategy for reducing bend loss is presented and compared to existing designs. The results obtained in this chapter are the basis for the following two chapters.¶
Chapter 5 deals with bend loss in single-mode buried channel waveguides and demonstrates that the new strategy can lead to significant bend loss reduction when compared to other strategies, and, conversely, can be used to enhance bend loss for a fixed bend radius for application to devices such as optical attenuators.¶
In Chapter 6, a novel design of a variable optical attenuator based on a bent channel waveguide is proposed, realized by applying a new strategy for bend loss control in a polymer buried channel waveguide.¶
Chapter 7 investigates effects of the additional rings in a single mode step-index fibre on bend loss. It is supported with the experimental results of Ron Bailey from Optical the Fibre Technology Centre, University in Sydney.¶
In Chapter 8, bend loss of a one-dimensional photonic crystal is quantified and compared to bend loss of a standard single-mode slab waveguide and a bend-resistant waveguide.¶
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Khanfar, Hazem. "Polarizing Optical Devices Based on Embedded One-Dimensional Subwavelength-Structured Photonic-Crystal Layers." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2009. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1022.
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Quarter-wave retarders (QWR) that employ total internal reflection (TIR) and interference of light in a transparent thin-film coating at the base of a prism are presented. Explicit equations that guide the optimal design are provided. The optimal refractive index and normalized thickness of QWR coatings on glass and ZnS prisms are determined as functions of the internal angle of incidence from 45o to 75o. An achromatic QWR that uses an Si3N4- coated N-BK10-Schott glass prism is also presented with retardance error of 3o over the 400-600 nm wavelength range. An iterative procedure for the design of a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) that uses a form-birefringent, subwavelength-structured, one-dimensional photonic-crystal layer (SWS 1-D PCL) embedded in a high-index cubical prism is presented. The PBS is based on index matching and total transmission for the p polarization and total internal reflection for the s polarization at the prism-PCL interface at a 45o angle of incidence. A high extinction ratio in reflection ( 50 dB) over the 4-12 μm IR spectral range is achieved using a SWS 1-D PCL of ZnTe embedded in a ZnS cube within an external field of view (FOV) of ±6.6o and in the presence of grating filling factor errors of up to ±10%. Comparable results, but with a wider field of view, are also obtained with a Ge PCL embedded in a Si prism. A design for visible spectrum (553–713 nm) PBS SWS 1-D PCL of ZnTe embedded in a ZnS cube is also presented. The PBS shows a FOV of ±7o. A circular polarizing beam splitter (CPBS) with equal throughput for p and s polarization using SWS 1-D PCL embedded in a high-index cubical prism is introduced. A dual QWR in transmission and reflection with 50–50% CPBS is designed using the PCL. Such a CPBS shows large deviation from the design point as a result of small changes in the design parameters; e.g. a change of 10% in the filling factor results in 12o shift from the 90o phase shift between p and s polarizations, which limits the practical utility of the device.
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Milián, Enrique Carles. "Optimisation of nonlinear photonic devices: design of optical fibre spectra and plasmonic systems." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de València, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/14670.
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El propósito de esta tesis es diseñar y optimizar dispositivos fotónicos en el
régimen no lineal. En particular, se han elegido dos tipos de dispositivos, que se
clasifican según los fenómenos físicos de interés. La primera clase corresponde
a fibras convencionales o de cristal fotónico, diseñadas para que la dinámica
temporal de los paquetes de onda que se propagan en su interior genere espectros
con las características deseadas, en el contexto del supercontinuo. La segunda
clase explota la fenomenología espacial asociada a las ondas electromagnéticas
que se propagan sobre la superficie de un metal. Estas ondas permiten, desde
diseñar dispositivos tipo chip fotónico cuyas dimensiones típicas están muy por
debajo de la longitud de onda de la luz, hasta la generación de estados no lineales
híbridos de dinámica singular.
Todos estos efectos tienen lugar dentro del marco proporcionado por las ecuaciones
de Maxwell macroscópicas, las cuales han sido resueltas numéricamente.
En algunos casos se emplean grandes aproximaciones teóricas para estudiar sistemas
1D, mientras que en otros se integran directamente en 3D. En el caso en
el que la optimización del dispositivo resulta no trivial tras haber adquirido un
conocimiento teórico profundo del mismo, se emplea una novedosa herramienta
numérica que nace de la combinación de algoritmos genéticos con plataforma
Grid.Milián Enrique, C. (2012). Optimisation of nonlinear photonic devices: design of optical fibre spectra and plasmonic systems [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/14670
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Tegegne, Zerihun. "SiGe/Si Microwave Photonic devices and Interconnects towards Silicon-based full Optical Links." Thesis, Paris Est, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PESC1070/document.
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Avec la croissance forte de ces dernières années des objets connectés les technologies de communication optique et radio voient davantage d’opportunités de s’associer et se combiner dans des technologies bas-couts Photoniques-Microondes (MWP). Les réseaux domestiques en sont un exemple. La bande millimétrique notamment, de 57GHz à 67GHz, est utilisé pour contenir les exigences des communications sans fils très haut-débit, néanmoins, la couverture de ces systèmes wireless est limitée en intérieur (indoor) essentiellement à une seule pièce, à la fois du fait de l’atténuation forte de l’atmosphère dans cette bande de fréquence, mais aussi de fait de l’absorption et de la réflexion des murs. Ainsi il nécessaire de déployer une infrastructure pour diffuser l’information au travers d’un système d’antennes distribuées. Les technologiques optiques et photoniques-microondes sont une des solutions envisagées. Les technologies MWP se sont également étendues et couvrent une gamme très large d’applications incluant les communications mobiles 5G, les analyses biomédicales, les communications courtes-distances (datacom), le traitement de signal par voie optique et les interconnexions dans les véhicules et aéronefs. Beaucoup de ces applications requièrent de la rapidité, de la bande-passante et une grande dynamique à la fois, en même temps de demander des dispositifs compacts, légers et à faible consommation. Le cout d’implémentation est de plus un critère essentiel à leur déploiement, en particulier dans l’environnement domestique ainsi que dans d’autres applications variées des technologies MWP.Ce travail de thèse vise ainsi le développement de composants photonique-microondes (MPW) intégrés en technologie BiCMOS ou Bipolaire SiGe/Si, à très bas coût, incluant les phototransistors bipolaires à hétérojonctions (HPT) SiGe/Si, les Diodes Electro-Luminescentes (LED) Si et SiGe, ainsi que l’intégration combinées des composants optoélectroniques et microondes, pour l’ensemble des applications impliquant des courtes longueurs d’ondes (de 750nm à 950nm typiquement).Ces travaux se concentrent ainsi sur les points suivants :La meilleure compréhension de phototransistors SiGe/Si latéraux et verticaux conçus dans une technologie HBT SiGe 80GHz de Telefunken GmbH. Nous traçons des conclusions sur les performances optimales du phototransistor. Les effets de photodétection du substrat et de la dispersion spatiale des flux de porteurs sont analysés expérimentalement. Cette étude aide à développer des règles de dessin pour améliorer les performances fréquentielles du phototransistor HPT pour les applications visées.Dans l’objectif de développer de futures interconnexions intra- et inter- puces, nous concevons des lignes de transmissions faibles-pertes et des guides d’ondes optiques polymères sur Silicium faible résistivité. Il s’agit d’une étape afin d’envisager des plateformes Silicium dans lesquelles les HPT SiGe pourront potentiellement être intégrés de manière performante à très bas coût avec d’autres structures telles que des lasers à émission par la surface (VCSEL), afin de construire un transpondeur optique complet sur une interface Silicium. Le polymère est utilisé comme une interface diélectrique entre les lignes de transmission et le substrat, pour les interconnexions électriques, et pour définir le gain du guide d’onde optique dans les interconnexions optiques.La conception, la fabrication et la caractérisation du premier lien photonique-microonde sur puce Silicium sont menées en se basant sur la même technologie HBT SiGe 80GHz de Telefunken dans la gamme de longueur d’onde 0,65µm-0,85µm. Ce lien optique complétement intégré combine des LEDS Silicium en régime d’avalanche (Si Av LED), des guides d’ondes optiques Nitrure et Silice ainsi qu’un phototransistor SiGe. Un tel dispositif pourrait permettre d’accueillir à l’avenir des communications sur-puce, de systèmes micro-fluidiques et des applications d’analyse biochimiquesWith the recent explosive growth of connected objects, for example in Home Area Networks, the wireless and optical communication technologies see more opportunity to merge with low cost MicroWave Photonic (MWP) technologies. Millimeter frequency band from 57GHz to 67GHz is used to accommodate the very high speed wireless data communication requirements. However, the coverage distance of these wireless systems is limited to few meters (10m). The propagation is then limiting to a single room mostly, due to both the high propagation attenuation of signals in this frequency range and to the wall absorption and reflections. Therefore, an infrastructure is needed to lead the signal to the distributed antennas configuration through MWP technology. Moreover, MWP technology has recently extended to address a considerable number of novel applications including 5G mobile communication, biomedical analysis, Datacom, optical signal processing and for interconnection in vehicles and airplanes. Many of these application areas also demand high speed, bandwidth and dynamic range at the same time they require devices that are small, light and low power consuming. Furthermore, implementation cost is a key consideration for the deployment of such MWP systems in home environment and various integrated MWP application.This PhD deals with very cheap, Bipolar or BiCMOS integrated SiGe/Si MWP devices such as SiGe HPTs, Si LEDs and SiGe LEDs, and focused on the combined integration of mm wave and optoelectronic devices for various applications involving short wavelength links (750nm to 950nm).This research focused on the study of the following points:The better understanding of vertical and lateral illuminated SiGe phototransistors designed in a 80 GHz Telefunken GmbH SiGe HBT technology. We draw conclusions on the optimal performances of the phototransistor. The light sensitive Si substrate and two-dimensional carrier flow effects on SiGe phototransistor performance are investigated. This study helps to derive design rules to improve frequency behavior of the HPT for the targeted applications.For future intra /inter chip hybrid interconnections, we design polymer based low loss microwave transmission lines and optical waveguides on low resistive silicon substrate. It is a step to envisage further Silicon based platforms where SiGe HPT could be integrated at ultra-low cost and high performances with other structures such high-speed VCSEL to build up a complete optical transceiver on a Silicon optical interposer. The polymer is used as dielectric interface between the line and the substrate for electrical interconnections and to design the core and cladding of the optical waveguide.The design, fabrication and characterization of the first on-chip microwave photonic links at mid infrared wavelength (0.65-0.85μm) based on 80 GHz Telefunken GmbH SiGe HBT technological processes. The full optical link combines Silicon Avalanche based Light Emitting Devices (Si Av LEDs), silicon nitride based waveguides and SiGe HPT. Such device could permit hosting microfluidic systems, on chip data communication and bio-chemical analysis applications
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Levenius, Martin. "Optical Parametric Devices in Periodically Poled LiTaO3." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Kvantelektronik och -optik, QEO, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-134915.
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Optical parametric frequency conversion based on quasi phase matching (QPM) in nonlinear optical crystals is a powerful technique for generating coherent radiation in wavelength ranges spanning from the mid-infrared (mid-IR) to the blue, displaying low thermal load and high efficiency.This thesis shows how QPM in one- (1D) or two-dimensional (2D) lattices can be employed to engineer novel devices for parametric downconversion in the IR, af-fording freedom in designing both spectral and angular properties of the parametric output. Experimental demonstrations of parametric devices are supported by theoreti-cal modelling of the nonlinear conversion processes.In particular, broadband parametric downconversion has been investigated in 1D QPM lattices, through degenerate downconversion close to the point of zero group-velocity dispersion. Ultra-broadband optical parametric generation (OPG) of 185 THz bandwidth (at 10 dB), spanning more than one octave from 1.1 to 3.7 μm, has been achieved in periodically poled 1 mol% MgO-doped near-stoichiometric LiTaO3 (MgSLT) of 25 μm QPM period, pumped at 860 nm. Such broadband gain is of high interest for ultrashort optical pulse amplification, with applications in high harmonic generation, ultrafast spectroscopy and laser ablation. Furthermore, the det-rimental impact of parasitic upconversion, creating dips in the OPG spectrum, has been investigated. By altering the pump pulse duration, energy can be backconverted to create peaks at the involved OPG wavelengths, offering a possible tool to enhance broadband parametric gain spectra.The engineering of the angular properties of a parametric output benefits greatly from 2D QPM, which is investigated in this thesis by the specific example of hexagonally poled MgSLT. It is demonstrated how two OPG processes, supported by a single 2D QPM device, can exhibit angularly and spectrally degenerate signals (idlers). This degeneracy results in a coherent coupling between the two OPG pro-cesses and a spectrally degenerate twin-beam output in the mid-IR (near IR). 2D QPM devices exhibiting such coherently coupled downconversion processes can find applications as compact sources of entangled photon-pairs. This thesis further illus-trates the design freedom of 2D QPM through the demonstration of a device support-ing multiple parametric processes, thus generating multiple beams from the mid-IR to the blue spectral regions.QC 20131204