Title :
A compact temperature insensitive filter using splitter polarization-rotating section
Author :
Dwivedi, Sarvagya ; D´heer, Herbert ; Bogaerts, Wim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
A compact all-silicon Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) filter with temperature sensitivity less than 5pm/ K is demonstrated. The device achieves a reduced footprint by making use of different polarizations.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical beam splitters; optical filters; optical rotation; silicon; MZI filter; Si; all-silicon Mach-Zehnder interferometer filter; compact temperature insensitive filter; splitter polarization-rotating section; temperature sensitivity; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Wavelength measurement; Silicon photonics; athermal; polarization selective devices; wavelength filtering devices;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5803-3
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2013.6644474
