Title :
Bandwidth-tunable optical filters in silicon photonics
Author :
Orlandi, P. ; Strain, M.J. ; Ferrari, C. ; Canciamilla, A. ; Morichetti, F. ; Bassi, P. ; Melloni, A. ; Sorel, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
A silicon-on-insulator bandpass filter based on the integration of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with ring resonators and phase shifters is fabricated. The device exhibits wide tunability over both the central wavelength and bandwidth of the filter.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; band-pass filters; integrated optics; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical phase shifters; optical resonators; optical tuning; silicon-on-insulator; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Si; bandwidth-tunable optical filters; central wavelength tunability; phase shifters; ring resonators; silicon photonics; silicon-on-insulator bandpass filter; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Optical filters; Optical ring resonators; Resonator filters; Silicon; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
