Novel Photonic Applications of Silicon Carbide

Ou H, Shi X, Lu Y, Kollmuß M, Steiner J, Tabouret V, Syväjärvi M, Wellmann P, Chaussende D (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Materials MDPI

Book Volume: 16

Article Number: 1014

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.3390/ma16031014

Abstract

Silicon carbide (SiC) is emerging rapidly in novel photonic applications thanks to its unique photonic properties facilitated by the advances of nanotechnologies such as nanofabrication and nanofilm transfer. This review paper will start with the introduction of exceptional optical properties of silicon carbide. Then, a key structure, i.e., silicon carbide on insulator stack (SiCOI), is discussed which lays solid fundament for tight light confinement and strong light-SiC interaction in high quality factor and low volume optical cavities. As examples, microring resonator, microdisk and photonic crystal cavities are summarized in terms of quality (Q) factor, volume and polytypes. A main challenge for SiC photonic application is complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) compatibility and low-loss material growth. The state-of-the-art SiC with different polytypes and growth methods are reviewed and a roadmap for the loss reduction is predicted for photonic applications. Combining the fact that SiC possesses many different color centers with the SiCOI platform, SiC is also deemed to be a very competitive platform for future quantum photonic integrated circuit applications. Its perspectives and potential impacts are included at the end of this review paper.

Authors with CRIS profile

Manuel Kollmuß Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Johannes Steiner Professur für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik) Peter Wellmann Professur für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik)

Involved external institutions

Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) DK Denmark (DK) University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA) / Université de Grenoble FR France (FR) ALMINICA AB SE Sweden (SE)

How to cite

APA:

Ou, H., Shi, X., Lu, Y., Kollmuß, M., Steiner, J., Tabouret, V.,... Chaussende, D. (2023). Novel Photonic Applications of Silicon Carbide. Materials, 16(3). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16031014

MLA:

Ou, Haiyan, et al. "Novel Photonic Applications of Silicon Carbide." Materials 16.3 (2023).

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