Title :
Integrated microring add-drop filters with contradirectional couplers
Author :
Shi, Wei ; Wang, Xu ; Zhang, Wen ; Yun, Han ; Jaeger, Nicolas A F ; Chrostows, Lukas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel silicon microring resonator using grating-assisted contradirecitonal couplers for wavelength-selective coupling control. A single resonant peak can be selected in a wide frequency window without impairing its quality factor.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; optical couplers; optical filters; optical resonators; optical windows; silicon; Si; grating-assisted contradirecitonal couplers; integrated microring add-drop filters; silicon microring resonator; wavelength-selective coupling control; wide frequency window; Bandwidth; Couplers; Couplings; Gratings; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
