Title :
Designing high-Q silicon-on-insulator optical resonators for planar device integration
Author :
Johnson, T.J. ; Borselli, M. ; Painter, Oskar
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
Design considerations for quasi-planar, high-Q, silicon-on-insulator microphotonic resonators are presented. A figure of merit for use in comparison between microphotonic designs is presented and applied to compare existing and proposed designs.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; microdisc lasers; optical design techniques; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; broadband gain; high-Q silicon-on-insulator optical resonator; microdisk resonators; microlaser design; microphotonic design; microphotonic resonator; planar device integration; quasiplanar resonator; Absorption; Etching; Optical design; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Resonance; Rough surfaces; Silicon on insulator technology; Surface roughness; (230.5750) Resonators;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629179
