Title :
Integrated high-quality factor silicon-on-sapphire resonators for mid-infrared applications
Author :
Shankar, Raji ; Bulu, Man ; Loncar, Marko
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate high-quality (Q) factor grating-coupled silicon-on-sapphire ring resonators, operating around 4.5 μm. Total Q-factors of 151,000 and intrinsic Q-factors of 278,000 are measured, enabling applications in nonlinear wavelength generation and other areas.
Keywords :
Q-factor; diffraction gratings; infrared spectra; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical variables measurement; sapphire; silicon; grating-coupled silicon-on-sapphire ring resonators; integrated optics; intrinsic Q-factor measurement; midinfrared applications; nonlinear wavelength generation; Couplings; Gratings; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Q-factor; Silicon; Silicon on sapphire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
