Title :
Fast and slow optical modulation of refractive index in a SiN microring
Author :
Jian Wang ; Yi Xuan ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We retrieve the thermal dissipation time of τ=0.25μs and investigate the power dependent absorption in a SiN microring resonator. We estimate n2=4.3×10-19m2/W based on clear 1 GHz optical modulation of the refractive index.
Keywords :
light absorption; micro-optics; microcavities; optical modulation; optical resonators; refractive index; silicon compounds; SiN; fast optical modulation; frequency 1 GHz; microring resonator; power-dependent absorption; refractive index; slow optical modulation; thermal dissipation time; time 0.25 mus; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
