• DocumentCode
    1253063
  • Title

    Integrated Optical Resonators: Progress in 2011

  • Author

    Arbabi, Amir ; Goddard, Lynford L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    574
  • Lastpage
    577
  • Abstract
    We present a review of the research on integrated optical resonators published in 2011. In particular, we focus on microdisk and microring devices and discuss high-quality factor resonators, methods to tune and trim the resonance wavelength, as well as device applications in optical communications, frequency comb generation, all-optical signal processing, sensing, and single-mode lasers.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical sensors; optical tuning; all-optical sensing; all-optical signal processing; frequency comb generation; high-quality factor resonators; integrated optical resonators; microdisk devices; microring devices; optical communications; resonance wavelength; single-mode lasers; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Resonant frequency; Silicon; Waveguide devices; four-wave mixing; integrated nanophotonic systems; nanophotonics; sensors; tunable filters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1943-0655
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2189380
  • Filename
    6251846