Title :
Thermo-optical compensation in high-index-contrast waveguides
Author :
Ye, Winnie N. ; Sun, Rong ; Michel, Jurgen ; Eldada, Louay ; Pant, Deepti ; Kimerling, Lionel C.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Thermo-optical compensation in high-index contrast waveguide system (a-Si on SiO2) is reported using different cladding materials. We experimentally demonstrate the thermo-optically compensated a-Si based racetrack ring resonators with an acrylate polymer cladding.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon; thermo-optical effects; Si-SiO2; acrylate polymer cladding; cladding materials; high-index-contrast waveguides; racetrack ring resonators; thermo-optical compensation; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638214
