Title :
Microresonators based on 3x3 restricted interference MMI couplers on an SOI platform
Author :
Trung-Thanh Le ; Cahill, Laurence W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
In this paper, new microresonator structures based on 3 times 3 multimode interference (MMI) coupler on the silicon on insulator (SOI) platform are presented. The transfer matrix method and the three-dimensional beam propagation method (3D-BPM) are used to design the device.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micromechanical resonators; optical logic; silicon-on-insulator; 3D beam propagation method; SOI platform; integrated optics; microresonators; optical logic gates; restricted interference MMI couplers; silicon on insulator; transfer matrix method; Couplers; Integrated optics; Interference; Microcavities; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Silicon on insulator technology; Integrated optics; multimode interference (MMI) couplers; optical logic gates;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343191
