Title :
Minimized losses in a cylindrical microresonator by use of a cladding: experimental and numerical study
Author :
Klunder, D.J.W. ; Tan, F.S. ; van der Veen, T. ; Bulthuis, H.F. ; Sengo, G. ; Hoekstra, H.J.W.M. ; Driessen, A.
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Devices Group, Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present an experimental study of the influence of a cladding on the losses in a Si3N4 on SiO2 cylindrical microresonator (MR). The experimental results are corroborated with detailed numerical simulations and examples of devices which exploit the presence of a cladding are given
Keywords :
claddings; integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical losses; optical resonators; silicon compounds; PMMA cladding; Si3N4; Si3N4 on SiO2 cylindrical microresonator; SiO2; active tuning; add/drop multiplexer; bend losses; cladding; cylindrical microresonator; etched interfaces; laser cavity resonators; minimized losses; numerical simulations; numerical study; optical sensors; sidewall scattering losses; solid lasers; Add-drop multiplexers; Electrodes; Loss measurement; Microcavities; Numerical simulation; Passivation; Power measurement; Propagation losses; Resonance; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.968949
