Title :
Ultra-compact directional couplers and race-track microcavity resonators as building blocks for WDM devices
Author :
Chin, M.K. ; Youtsey, C. ; Zhao, W. ; Peirson, T. ; Wu, S.L. ; Ren, Z. ; Wang, R. ; Wang, L. ; Zhan, Y.G. ; Ho, S.T.
Author_Institution :
Nanovation Technol. Inc., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We have designed, fabricated and demonstrated ultra-compact directional couplers (<30 /spl mu/m) and "race-track" micro-resonators as nano-photonic building blocks for a range of WDM devices, including ultra-compact directional couplers, channel-dropping filters, 1/spl times/N demultiplexers and 2/spl times/2 crossbar switches.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical devices; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical switches; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; 1/spl times/N demultiplexers; 2/spl times/2 crossbar switches; OC equipment; WDM devices; building blocks; channel-dropping filters; nano-photonic building blocks; optical filters; race-track micro-resonators; race-track microcavity resonators; ultra-compact directional coupler design; ultra-compact directional coupler fabrication; ultra-compact directional couplers; Coupling circuits; Directional couplers; Microcavities; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Polarization; Switching circuits; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834623
