Advantages of Silicon Nitride in PICs
Low Optical Loss
Silicon nitride offers low optical propagation loss, making it suitable for high-quality optical waveguides.
High Nonlinear Coefficient
The nonlinear properties of silicon nitride enable efficient nonlinear optical processes, such as frequency conversion and parametric amplification.
Wide Transparency Window
Silicon nitride has a broad transparency range, covering both the visible and near-infrared spectra.
Compact Integration
The high refractive index contrast of silicon nitride allows for compact waveguide structures and tight bends, enabling dense integration of components.
Thermal Stability
Silicon nitride’s excellent thermal stability ensures that PICs maintain performance over a range of operating conditions.
CMOS Compatibility
Silicon nitride can be fabricated using CMOS-compatible processes, facilitating integration with electronic circuits.
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Applications of Silicon Nitride
Telecommunications
SiN PICs enable advanced optical signal processing, coherent communication, and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) in optical networks.
Quantum
SiN PICs can generate, manipulate, and detect quantum states of light required for protocols like Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Quantum Cryptography.
Biomedical
SiN PICs can integrate light sources, waveguides, sensors, and detectors on a single chip, enabling compact and versatile biophotonic sensors.
Automotive
SiN PICs can integrate low loss and thermally stable components for beam steering and scanning to achieve longer sensing range.
