Title :
Mid-infrared micro-ring resonator on silicon-on-sapphire characterized by thermal tuning
Author :
Wong, Chi Yan ; Cheng, Zhenzhou ; Chen, Xia ; Xu, Ke ; Fung, Christy K Y ; Chen, Yimin ; Tsang, Hon Ki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
A silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) micro-ring resonator was fabricated and characterized at 2.75μm by thermal tuning. The measured extinction ratio in the drop port is about 10dB and the Q factor is about 2000.
Keywords :
Q-factor; extinction coefficients; micro-optics; microcavities; optical fabrication; optical resonators; sapphire; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; Q factor; Si-Al2O3; extinction ratio; midinfrared microring resonator; silicon-on-sapphire; thermal tuning; wavelength 2.75 mum; Couplings; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Temperature measurement; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110838
