Title :
Design, fabrication, and characterization of a free spectral range doubled ring-resonator filter
Author :
Watts, Michael R. ; Barwicz, Tymon ; Popovic, Milos ; Socci, Luciano ; Rakich, Peter T. ; Ippen, Erich P. ; Smith, Henry I. ; Kaertner, Franz
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Two-point coupling is used to double the free-spectral-range (FSR) of a ring-resonator filter. The filter, designed using rigorous electromagnetic simulations and fabricated using direct e-beam write, demonstrates 22 dB unwanted resonance suppression yielding an effective 40.8 nm FSR
Keywords :
electron beam lithography; integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical testing; optical waveguide filters; resonator filters; direct e-beam write; free spectral range doubled ring-resonator filter characterization; rigorous electromagnetic simulation; ring-resonator filter design; ring-resonator filter fabrication; two-point coupling; unwanted resonance suppression; Couplings; Fabrication; Finite difference methods; Integrated optics; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Resonator filters; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201748
