Title :
Breaking the conventional limitations of microrings
Author :
Poon, Joyce K. S. ; Sacher, Wesley D. ; Mikkelsen, Jared C. ; Assefa, Solomon ; Gill, Douglas M. ; Barwicz, Tymon ; Huapu Pan ; Shank, Steven M. ; Vlasov, Yurii ; Green, William M. J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate microring resonators with full tunability, modulation bandwidths exceeding the linewidth limit, and improved tolerance to wafer-scale variations. Novel device architectures and designs enable microrings to become more practical for integrated photonics.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical tuning; conventional limitations; integrated photonics; linewidth limit; microring resonators; modulation bandwidths; tenability; wafer-scale variations; Couplers; Couplings; Modulation; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
