Second order nonlinearity in Si by inhomogeneous strain and electric fields

Jörg Schilling; Clemens Schriever; Federica Bianco; Massimo Cazzanelli; Lorenzo Pavesi

doi:10.1117/12.2190136

31 August 2015 Second order nonlinearity in Si by inhomogeneous strain and electric fields

Jörg Schilling, Clemens Schriever, Federica Bianco, Massimo Cazzanelli, Lorenzo Pavesi

Proceedings Volume 9546, Active Photonic Materials VII; 95461T (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190136
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The lack of a dipolar second order susceptibility (χ⁽²⁾) in silicon due to its centro-symmetric diamond lattice usually inhibits efficient second order nonlinear optical processes in the silicon bulk. Depositing stressed silicon nitride layers or growing a thermal oxide layer introduces an inhomogeneous strain into the silicon lattice and breaks the centro-symmetry of its crystal structure thereby creating a χ⁽²⁾. This causes enhanced second harmonic generation and was observed in reflection and transmission measurements for wavelengths in the infrared. However strain is not the only means to break the structures symmetry. Fixed charges at the silicon nitride/silicon interface cause a high electric field close to the silicon interface which causes electric-field-induced-second-harmonic (EFISH) contributions too. The combination of both effects leads to χ⁽²⁾ values which are estimated to be of the order as classic χ⁽²⁾ materials like KDP or LiNiO3. This paves the way for the exploitation of other second order nonlinear processes in the area of silicon photonics and is an example how fundamental optical properties of materials can be altered by strain.

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Jörg Schilling, Clemens Schriever, Federica Bianco, Massimo Cazzanelli, and Lorenzo Pavesi "Second order nonlinearity in Si by inhomogeneous strain and electric fields", Proc. SPIE 9546, Active Photonic Materials VII, 95461T (31 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190136

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