Robust 4-channel WDM demultiplexing filter based on collectively tuned silicon microrings

Author

De Heyn, Peter ; Vanslembrouck, Michael ; Van Thourhout, Dries ; Van Campenhout, Joris ; De Coster, Jeroen ; Pantouvaki, Marianna ; Absil, Philippe

Author_Institution

Dept. Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium

fYear

2012

Firstpage

75

Lastpage

77

Abstract

We demonstrate a robust 4-channel WDM demultiplexing filter based on cascaded silicon microring resonators. A comparison is made between first- and second-order filters regarding the robustness of the filter response to wafer-scale fabrication variations.

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optomechanical devices; microfabrication; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical resonators; optical tuning; silicon-on-insulator; wafer-scale integration; wavelength division multiplexing; Si; cascaded silicon microring resonators; collectively tuned silicon microrings; filter response; first-order filters; robust 4-channel WDM demultiplexing filter; second-order filters; wafer-scale fabrication; Crosstalk; Optical filters; Resonator filters; Robustness; Silicon; Tuning; Wavelength division multiplexing; Silicon-on-Insulator; WDM; microring resonators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1949-2081

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0826-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324091

Filename

6324091