Title :
Low-power light control with light in high Q/V silicon microring resonators
Author :
Xiao, Shijun ; Shen, Hao ; Khan, Maroof H. ; Qi, Minghao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
We demonstrate critically coupled silicon microring resonators with intrinsic Q close to 300,000 and mode volume Vap20times(lambda/ne)3. For sub-mW optical power, large pump induced resonance shifts were observed for applications in all-optical switching.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; microcavities; optical resonators; optical switches; silicon; Si; all-optical switching; low-power light control; microring resonators; resonance shifts; Lighting control; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon; (130.3120) Integrated optical devices; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (190.1450) Bistability; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics; (230.5750) Resonators;
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
