Title :
Experimental demonstration of silicon-based metallic whispering gallery mode disk resonators and their thermo-tuning
Author :
Fei Lou ; Thylen, Lars ; Wosinski, Lech
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Photonics & Microwave Eng., R. Inst. of Technol. (KTH), Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
Si-based metallic whispering gallery mode disks with 0.5 μm and 1 μm radii are theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. Estimated Purcell factor is around 127±42. Thermo-tuning of the device is also presented.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical resonators; optical tuning; optical waveguides; silicon; whispering gallery modes; Purcell factor; Si; bending radii; hybrid plasmonic waveguides; intrinsic quality factors; mode volume; radius 0.5 mum to 1 mum; silicon-based metallic whispering gallery mode disk resonators; spectral responses; thermo-tuning; waveguide-loaded disks; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Plasmons; Q-factor;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2I.2
