Title :
Improvement of thermal properties of ultra-high Q silicon microdisk resonators
Author :
Soltani, Mohammad ; Li, Qing ; Yegnanarayanan, Siva ; Adibi, Ali
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
Silicon-on-insulator ultra-high Q resonators with improved thermal properties are reported. A thin Si pedestal layer between microdisk and oxide increases the thermal conductivity dramatically, while Q is preserved, enabling higher field intensities in nonlinear-optical applications.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; microdisc lasers; silicon-on-insulator; thermal conductivity; nonlinear optical applications; silicon on insulator; thermal conductivity; thermal properties; ultra high Q silicon microdisk resonators; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
