Title :
Photonic molecules for optical signal processing
Author :
Barea, Luis A. M. ; Souza, Mario C. M. M. ; Rezende, Guilherme F. M. ; Frateschi, Newton C.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Dept., UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We demonstrate how CMOS compatible photonic molecules (PM) can break the fundamental interdependence among quality factor (Q), channel spacing and size of microring resonators. Different PM architectures are presented for efficient and compact optical signal processing.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; Q-factor; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical information processing; optical resonators; CMOS compatible photonic molecules; channel spacing; microring resonators. size; optical signal processing; quality factor; Couplings; Modulation; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Photonics; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995206
