Title :
Compact ring resonators using conventional waveguides, etched beam splitters and total internal reflection mirrors
Author :
Kim, Byungchae ; Chang, Yu-Chia ; Dagli, Nadir
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
Compact single ring resonator bandstop filters with 11.5 nm free spectral range and 12 dB extinction ratio are demonstrated in GaAs/AlGaAs using weakly guided waveguides, etched beam splitters and total internal reflection mirrors.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; band-stop filters; gallium arsenide; mirrors; optical beam splitters; optical resonators; optical waveguides; resonator filters; GaAs-AlGaAs; bandstop filters; compact ring resonators; conventional waveguides; etched beam splitters; total internal reflection mirrors; wavelength 11.5 nm; Etching; Extinction ratio; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; (130.7408) Wavelength filtering device; (220.4610) Optical fabrication;
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
