There are many people that deserves my gratitude for their support during the work leading to this thesis. First of all I would like to thank my supervisor and examiner Prof. Anders Larsson for allowing me t.
Silicon photonics has developed into a mainstream technology driven by advances in optical communications. The current generation has led to a proliferation of integrated photonic devices from t.
Silicon photonics is the study and application of systems which use as an. The silicon is usually patterned with precision, into components. These operate in the, most commonly at the 1.55 micrometre used by most systems. The silicon typically lies on top of a layer of silica in what (by analogy with in.