Title :
Enhanced nonlinear thermo-optic effect in silicon microring resonators with p-i-p microheaters for nonreciprocal transmission
Author :
Liangjun Lu ; Linjie Zhou ; Xinwan Li ; Jianping Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We report the enhancement of nonlinear thermo-optic effect in silicon microring resonators integrated with p-i-p microheaters. Non-reciprocal transmission is achieved at low input power of 32.4 μW with a non-reciprocal transmission ratio of ~19 dB.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical resonators; silicon; thermo-optical effects; Si; enhanced nonlinear thermo-optic effect; low input power; nonreciprocal transmission ratio; p-i-p microheaters; silicon microring resonators; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Silicon; Thermooptic effects;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th2A.27
