Title :
Two-Photon Absorption Induced Thermal-Optic Effect in High-Q Silicon Microring Resonators
Author :
Xiao, Shijun ; Khan, Maroof H. ; Shen, Hao ; Qi, Minghao
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette
Abstract :
We demonstrate resonance wavelength shift in high-Q silicon microring resonators by varying a CW optical pump input. The wavelength shift, proportional to the square of the pump power, is attributed to two-photon absorption induced thermal-optic effect.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; elemental semiconductors; silicon; thermo-optical effects; Si; high-Q silicon microring resonators; resonance wavelength shift; thermal-optic effect; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Resonance; Silicon; Telecommunications; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382695
