• DocumentCode
    2749607
  • Title

    Ultra-low-loss whispering gallery delay lines and resonators on a silicon chip

  • Author

    Lee, Hansuek ; Li, Jiang ; Chen, Tong ; Painter, Oskar ; Vahala, Kerry

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    473
  • Lastpage
    474
  • Abstract
    Using a wet etch process, 7 meter long waveguides having optical loss of 0.055dB/m are demonstrated. The same process produces resonators having Q factors as high as 750 million. Applications to microwave photonics are reviewed.
  • Keywords
    delay lines; dielectric waveguides; elemental semiconductors; microwave photonics; resonators; silicon; whispering gallery modes; Si; microwave photonics; silicon chip; size 7 m; ultra low loss resonators; ultra low loss whispering gallery delay lines; waveguides; wet etch process; microwave photonics; resonator; waveguide;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110632
  • Filename
    6110632