Title :
Thermally tuned dual 20-channel ring resonator filter bank in SOI (silicon-on-insulator)
Author :
Spector, S.J. ; Khilo, A. ; Peng, M. ; Kärtner, F.X. ; Lyszczarz, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Two 20-channel second-order optical filter banks have been fabricated. With tuning, the requirements for a wavelength multiplexed photonic AD-converter (insertion loss 1-3 dB, extinction >;30 dB and optical bandwidth 22-27 GHz) are met.
Keywords :
channel bank filters; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical resonators; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; SOI; Si-SiO2; SiO2; extinction constant; filter waveguides; insertion loss; integrated optics devices; optical communication application; optical fabrication; optical tuning; silicon-on-insulator; thermally tuned dual 20-channel ring resonator filter bank; wavelength multiplexed photonic AD-converter; Filter banks; Heating; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Resonator filters; Silicon; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
