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Title: Hybrid Multi-layer CMOS-compatible Material Platform for High-performance Integrated Nanophotonics
Committee:
Dr. Ali Adibi, Chair, Advisor
Dr. Gee-Kung Chang, ECE
Dr. Muhannad Bakir, ECE
Dr. Benjamin Klein, ECE
Dr. Joseph Perry, CHEM
Abstract:
Optical interconnects are poised to replace wires in short-range communication networks at different levels including processing units in computer clusters, on-board components, processors, and even cores within a processor. With the ever-increasing need for higher data rates, there is an urgent need for new optical communication subsystems and device architectures to achieve these data rates at very low power consumption to avoid any energy dilemma. The objective of this work is to study new material platforms for integrated photonic applications, that could potentially deliver stringent system requirements for future generations of optical interconnects in terms of speed and power consumption. The different platforms that are studied here are 1) 3-D integration of Si layers; 2) using Silicon Nitride (SiN) as an alternative to Si; 3) using graphene-SiN hybrid material platform.
