DocumentCode
1821849
Title
Compact silicon microring-assisted directional couplers for WDM and optical signal processing applications
Author
Prabhu, Ashok M. ; Van, Vien ; Herman, Warren N. ; Ho, Ping-Tong
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
fYear
2009
fDate
22-26 March 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate a compact SOI microring-assisted directional coupler. The device can be designed to have a wide range of spectral responses, including sharp asymmetric Fano line shapes, for WDM, switching and sensing applications.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; microcavities; optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; Fano line shapes; Si; WDM; directional couplers; optical signal processing; sensing; silicon microring; switching; Couplings; Directional couplers; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Shape; Silicon; Transmission line matrix methods; Wavelength division multiplexing; (230.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.5750) Resonators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-865-0
Type
conf
Filename
5032533
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