Title :
Ultra fast electro-optic tuning of optical quality factor
Author :
Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Poitras, Carl ; Xu, Qianfan ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate ultra fast tuning of the optical quality factor of a resonator on a silicon chip using electro-optic tuning. We tune the cavity quality factor from 20,000 to 6,000 in 100 ps.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; electro-optical devices; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optoelectronics; optical planar waveguides; optical resonators; optical tuning; silicon; Si; cavity quality factor; electro-optic planar integrated structure; optical quality factor; optical waveguides; resonator; silicon chip; ultra fast electro-optic tuning; Couplings; Frequency; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Probes; Q factor; (130.3120) Integrated optical devices; (130.3130) Integrated optical materials; (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
