Nanowire photonic apparatus employing optical field confinement
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsNathaniel J. Quitoriano, Marco Fiorentino, Theodore I. Kamins, David A. Fattal, Hans S. Cho
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Abstract
A photonic apparatus and system employ a plurality of nanowires distributed in a low-index optical waveguide. The plurality of nanowires collectively one or more of produces, enhances, modulates and detects an optical field. The low-index optical waveguide confines the optical field in a vicinity of the plurality of nanowires. The photonic system includes a circuit to one or more of electrically bias the plurality of nanowires and collect electrons produced in the plurality of nanowires.
Claims21
A photonic apparatus comprising:
- a low-index optical waveguide having a confined region;
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- a plurality of nanowires, the nanowires being distributed within the confined region,
- wherein the plurality of nanowires is distributed to collectively one or more of produce, enhance, modulate and detect an optical field, the low-index optical waveguide confining the optical field in the confined region.
A photonic system comprising:
- a low-index optical waveguide having a confined region, the low-index optical waveguide confining an optical field;
- a plurality of nanowires distributed within the confined region of the low-index optical waveguide;
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- a circuit that one or more of electrically biases the plurality of nanowires and collects electrons produced in the plurality of nanowires,
- wherein the circuit facilitates one or more of production, enhancement, modulation and detection of the optical field by the plurality of nanowires.
A photonic apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of nanowires, the nanowires comprising a semiconductor material;
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- means for confining an optical field,
- wherein the means for confining an optical field confine an optical mode of the optical field in a vicinity of the plurality of nanowires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.