Title :
Microring resonator design with improved quality factors using quarter Bezier curves
Author :
Bazargani, Hamed Pishvai ; Flueckiger, Jonas ; Chrostowski, Lukas ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Energie, Mater. et Telecommun., Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A new design concept to improve the quality factor of ring resonators using quarter Bezier curves has been investigated. Quality factor improvements by 3 times have been achieved for a 3-μm radius ring resonator.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical resonators; design concept; microring resonator design; quality factors; quarter Bezier curves; radius 3 mum; Couplings; Finite difference methods; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Q-factor; Time-domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
