Title :
Ultra-low-loss delay lines and resonators on a silicon chip
Author :
Lee, Hansuek ; Chen, Tong ; Li, Jiang ; Vahala, Kerry
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A monolithic, 27-meter long waveguide having optical loss of less than 0.1dB/m is demonstrated. The same process produces resonators having Q factors as high as 875 million. Applications are reviewed.
Keywords :
Q-factor; laser cavity resonators; optical delay lines; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; silicon; Q factors; Si; monolithic long waveguide; optical loss; resonators; silicon chip; size 27 m; ultralow-loss delay lines; Loss measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; microwave photonics; resonator; waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358721
