• DocumentCode
    688713
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833088