Title :
27-Meter-long ultra-low-loss optical delay line on a silicon chip
Author :
Chen, Tong ; Lee, Hansuek ; Li, Jiang ; Painter, Oskar ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Thomas J. Watson, Sr, Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Using a wet etch process, 27 meter long waveguides having optical loss of less than 0.1dB/m are demonstrated. Resonator measurements show that this loss value can be reduced to 0.037 dB/m.
Keywords :
etching; integrated optics; optical delay lines; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; optical resonator; optical waveguides; size 27 m; ultra low-loss optical delay line; wet etch process; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical resonators; Optical variables measurement; Optical waveguides; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
