Title :
Thermally-induced nonlinearity and optical bistability in Si3N4 microring resonators
Author :
Arbabi, Amir ; Lu, Ping-Keng ; Griffin, Benjamin G. ; Goddard, Lynford L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We report on the nonlinear response and optical bistability in the transmitted and reflected signals of Si3N4 microrings. Micro-second temporal dynamics of the response suggest that the nonlinear behavior is due to the thermo-optic effect.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical bistability; silicon compounds; microring resonators; nonlinear behavior; optical bistability; thermally-induced nonlinearity; thermo-optic effect; Couplings; Measurement by laser beam; Optical bistability; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
