V-groove-shaped silicon-on-insulator photopolarized activated modulator (SOIP2AM): a polarizing transistor

J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2020 Jan 1;37(1):46-55. doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.37.000046.

Abstract

In this paper, we present the design of a silicon optoelectronic device capable of speeding up processing capabilities. The data in this device are electronic, while the modulation control is optical. It can be used as a building block for the development of optical data processing by silicon-based processors based on typical microelectronics manufacturing processes. A V-groove-based structure fabricated as part of the device allows obtaining enhanced sensitivity to the polarization of the photonic control signal and thus allows obtaining a polarization-sensitive modulator.