Title :
Ultra high optical nonreciprocity using silicon microring resonators
Author :
Li Fan ; Varghese, Leo T. ; Jian Wang ; Yi Xuan ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. & Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
An ultra high nonreciprocal transmission ratio of 40 dB is achieved using an all-silicon optical diode. By experimentally studying the power dynamics of individual microring resonators, we investigate the device mechanism and offer improvements.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; photodiodes; silicon; Si; all-silicon optical diode; nonreciprocal transmission ratio; optical nonreciprocity; power dynamics; silicon microring resonators; Insertion loss; Noise measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical saturation;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614453
