DocumentCode
2872029
Title
Tunable side coupled Silicon photonic crystal micro-cavities
Author
Ndi, Francis C. ; Toulouse, Jean ; Hodson, Tim ; Prather, Dennis W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate the potential for using micro-cavities coupled to a photonic crystal waveguide as an optically tunable wavelength filter or modulator. This scheme is capable of giga-hertz speeds and low operating power.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; microcavities; optical modulation; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; optically tunable side coupled microcavities; silicon photonic crystal microcavities; waveguide filter; waveguide modulator; Light scattering; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Particle scattering; Photonic crystals; Resonance light scattering; Silicon; 130.3120; 230.1150; 230.4110; 250.7360;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628290
Filename
4628290
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