Title :
Evanescent coupling to the slow-light modes in periodically patterned silicon microring resonators
Author :
Lee, Jonathan Y. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate evanescent coupling between a strip waveguide and a periodically patterned ring resonator in the slow light regime. Resonances with a group index >;22 are efficiently coupled with an extinction ratio of >;20 dB.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical resonators; optical waveguides; refractive index; silicon; slow light; Si; evanescent coupling; extinction ratio; group index; periodically patterned silicon microring resonators; slow-light modes; strip waveguide; Couplings; Dispersion; Indexes; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
