Title :
Precise center wavelength trimming of vertically coupled microring resonator filter by direct UV irradiation to ring core
Author :
Kokubun, Yasuo ; Haeiwa, Hirofumi ; Tanaka, Hiroaki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A precise UV trimming of the center wavelength of vertically coupled microring resonator was successfully demonstrated. The wavelength shift was 0.65 nm (80 GHz) and was stabilized for 2500 hours by hydrogen loading.
Keywords :
laser materials processing; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical waveguide filters; wavelength division multiplexing; 2500 hour; DWDM systems; add/drop wavelength filter; direct UV irradiation; hydrogen loading; optical waveguide filters; precise UV trimming; precise center wavelength trimming; ring core; vertically coupled microring resonator; vertically coupled microring resonator filter; wavelength shift; Atmosphere; Glass; Humidity; Hydrogen; Optical films; Polymers; Refractive index; Resonator filters; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159522
