Title :
Integrated optical ring resonators fabricated by silver ion-exchange in glass
Author :
Li, Guangyu ; Winick, Kim A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Glass integrated optical ring resonators are fabricated using silver ion-exchange. Propagation losses of 0. 1 dB/cm are consistently achieved yielding a finesse of 40. These resonators are promising devices for frequency selective applications including Sagnac-based optical gyroscopes.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; gyroscopes; integrated optics; ion exchange; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical losses; optical resonators; silver; Ag; Sagnac-based optical gyroscopes; glass; integrated optical ring resonators; propagation losses; silver ion-exchange;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
