Title :
Two-photon induced tuning of an ultracompact SOI Fabry-Pérot resonator via the thermo-optic effect
Author :
Sederberg, Shawn ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the nonlinear response of an ultracompact silicon-on-insulator Fabry-Pérot resonator. Two-photon absorption, free-carrier absorption, and the thermo-optic effect act to red-shift the device resonance by 7.57nm and attenuate its amplitude by 66%.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; nonlinear optics; optical resonators; optical tuning; red shift; silicon-on-insulator; thermo-optical effects; two-photon processes; Si; free-carrier absorption; nonlinear response; red shift; thermo-optic effect; two-photon absorption; two-photon induced tuning; ultracompact SOI Fabry-Perot resonator; ultracompact silicon-on-insulator Fabry-Perot resonator; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon-on-insulator; Thermooptic effects; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
