Title :
Widely tunable mirror based on 3D hollow waveguide for tunable photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Kumar, Mukesh ; Sakaguchi, T. ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
A 3D-hollow-waveguide based tunable-mirror is proposed to realize widely tunable and temperature insensitive photonic devices. The giant tuning in wavelength of 150-nm is reported, exhibiting much larger tuning efficiency than that of slab hollow-waveguide-mirrors.
Keywords :
integrated optics; mirrors; optical waveguides; 3D hollow waveguide; photonic devices; slab hollow-waveguide-mirrors; tunable photonic integrated circuits; wavelength 150 nm; widely tunable mirror; Circuit optimization; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Hollow waveguides; Mirrors; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Propagation losses; Slabs; Tunable circuits and devices; 130.3120;
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
