Title :
Simulation of coupling between parallel SOI nanowaveguides and its dependence on temperature
Author :
Rouger, Nicolas ; Chrostowski, Lukas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
A prediction of the coupling behaviour between two parallel optical Silicon nanowaveguides and its modification with the temperature is proposed. This understanding is necessary for the design of couplers, such as in racetrack resonators.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; coupling behaviour; optical nanowaveguides; parallel SOI nanowaveguides; racetrack resonators; temperature dependence; Couplers; Optical buffering; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Temperature dependence; Nanophotonics; SOI waveguides; coupled waveguides; temperature effect;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, 2009 IEEE/LEOS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Clearwater, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2382-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2382-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2009.5338536
