Polarization characteristics of compact SOI rib waveguide racetrack resonators

Author

Kiyat, I. ; Aydinli, A. ; Dagli, N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Bilkent Univ., Ankara, Turkey

Volume

17

Issue

10

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2098

Lastpage

2100

Abstract

We report on the development of compact optical racetrack resonators on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) rib waveguides. We make use of large-cross-section waveguides instead of photonic wire waveguides. We fabricated resonators with bending radii down to 20 μm and characterized for both transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic polarizations. Different polarization characteristics were analyzed and related to the modal shape of the SOI waveguide. These compact resonators show large free spectral ranges (3.0 nm), high finesse (19), and Q-factor (28 000) values.

Keywords

Q-factor; bending; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical resonators; optical waveguide components; rib waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; Q -factor; SOI resonators; SOI waveguide; Si; compact resonators; free spectral range; high finesse resonators; large-cross-section waveguides; optical racetrack resonators; polarization characteristics; resonator fabrication; rib waveguide resonators; silicon-on-insulator; transverse-electric polarization; transverse-magnetic polarization; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology; Wire; Integrated optics; optical wavelength filter; resonator; silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.856410

Filename

1512285