Title :
Electro-optic polymer microring resonators based on Charon coupler design
Author :
Rezzonico, Daniele ; Jazbinsek, Mojca ; Guarino, Andrea ; Gunter, Peter
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Opt. Lab., ETH Zurich, Zurich
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a new type of electro-optic microresonators, where the shape of the transmission spectrum is controlled by losses and phase shifts induced at the asymmetric coupler between the cavity and the bus waveguide.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical polymers; optical resonators; Charon coupler design; asymmetric coupler losses; bus waveguide; electro-optic polymer microring resonators; microring modulators; phase shifts; transmission spectrum; Couplings; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Microcavities; Optical polymers; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; (130.3990) Micro-optical devices; (160.5470) Polymers; (230.2090) Electro-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
