Global design rules for silicon microphotonic waveguides: Sensitivity, polarization and resonance tunability

Author

Popovic, Milos A. ; Barwicz, Tymon ; Ippen, Erich P. ; Kärtner, Franz X.

Author_Institution

Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

In a rigorous design study of silicon-in-silica waveguides and resonators we address critical parameters for tunable filters. 6:1 aspect-ratio TE and 2:1 TM waveguide designs optimize resonance-frequency dimensional tolerances, proximate metal-electrode loss and other constraints.

Keywords

integrated optics; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO₂; global design; metal-electrode loss; silicon microphotonic waveguides; silicon-in-silica resonators; silicon-in-silica waveguides; tunable filters; waveguide designs; Optical design; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Resonator filters; Silicon; Tellurium; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.5750) Resonators; (230.7370) Waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628157

Filename

4628157