Title :
Improving the dimensional tolerance of microrings with adiabatically widened bends
Author :
Mikkelsen, Jared C. ; Sacher, Wesley D. ; Jayatilleka, Hasitha ; Bojko, Richard J. ; Poon, Joyce K. S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Silicon microrings with widened waveguides have higher dimensional tolerances than conventional designs with single-mode wire waveguides. We show microrings where the resonance wavelength shifts from waveguide width variations are reduced by a factor of 2.5.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; adiabatically widened bends; dimensional tolerance; resonance wavelength shifts; silicon microrings; single-mode wire waveguides; waveguide width variations; widened waveguides; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Standards; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
