Title :
High-performance low-loss Silicon-on-Insulator microring resonators using TM-polarized light
Author :
De Heyn, P. ; Kuyken, B. ; Vermeulen, D. ; Bogaerts, W. ; Van Thourhout, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Microring resonators on SOI are investigated for both orthogonal polarizations. By demonstrating low-loss (1.94dB/cm) microring resonators with an intrinsic Q up to 340000 we proof that using TM-polarized light enables high-performance filters.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light polarisation; micro-optics; optical filters; optical resonators; silicon-on-insulator; SOI; TM-polarized light; high-performance filter; high-performance low-loss silicon-on-insulator; microring resonator; orthogonal polarization; Backscatter; Couplings; Insertion loss; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Q factor;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
