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A Study on the Optimization of Silicon Antiresonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides (ARROW) for Integrated Optical Sensor Applications

집적광학 센서 응용에 적합한 실리콘 비공진 반사형 광도파로 최적화에 관한 연구

  • 정홍식 (홍익대학교 전자전기공학과)
  • Received : 2010.08.03
  • Accepted : 2010.10.15
  • Published : 2010.10.31
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Abstract

We optimized the Si(substrate)/$SiO_2$(cladding)/$Si_3N_4$(antiresonant cladding)/$SiO_2$(core)/air multi-layers rib-optical waveguides of antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) for integrated optical biosensor structure utilizing beam propagation method (BPM). Thickness of anti-resonant cladding was derived to minimize the propagation loss and leaky field mode deeply related with evanescent mode was theoretically derived. Depth, width, refractive index and cladding thickness of anti-resonant cladding were numerically calculated into 2.3${\mu}m$, 5${\mu}m$, 1.488, and 0.11${\mu}m$ respectively to minimize propagation loss using the BPM simulation tool. Finally one- and two-dimensional propagation characteristics of ARROW was confirmed.

집적광학 바이오센서 구조에 적합한 비공진 반사 광도파로(ARROW: Antiresonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides)의 Si(기판)/$SiO_2$(클래딩)/$Si_3N_4$(비공진 클래딩)/$SiO_2$(코어)/air 다층박막 립 광도파로에 대한 최적화를 BPM 전산해석 방법을 이용해서 수행하였다. 전송손실을 최소화하기에 적합한 비 공진 클래딩의 두께를 유도하였으며, 소산파와 깊은 관련이 있는 손실모드에 대해서 이론적으로 검토하였다. 전산해석을 통해서 전송손실을 최소화하기 위한 립 광도파로의 깊이, 폭, 굴절률과 클래딩의 두께를 각각 2.3${\mu}m$, 5${\mu}m$, 1.488, 그리고 0.11${\mu}m$로 계산되었다. 최적화된 제원으로 비공진 반사 광도파로의 2차원, 3차원 전송특성을 확인하였다.

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