Title :
Silicon Electro-Optic Switches using Microring Resonators with Phase-Tunable Feedback
Author :
Linjie Zhou ; Poon, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol.
Abstract :
We report a silicon electro-optic switch using a microring resonator with phase-tunable feedback. We show a wide mode spacing of four-times the ring free-spectral range. The carrier-induced blue-shifted resonance maintains a high extinction ratio
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; elemental semiconductors; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical feedback; optical tuning; silicon; Si; carrier-induced blue-shifted resonance; extinction ratio; microring resonators; mode spacing; phase-tunable feedback; silicon electro-optic switches; Extinction ratio; Microcavities; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; P-i-n diodes; Resonance; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0096-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708227
