Title :
Silicon microsphere based filtering application for near-infrared optical fiber based telecommunication
Author :
Yilmaz, Hamza ; Gokay, U.S. ; Tamer, M.S. ; Gurlu, O. ; Serpenguzel, Ali
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Koc Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optical filter based on the resonances of a silicon microsphere in the near-IR O-Band. The 1300 nm laser light is coupled to the silicon microsphere and optical resonances are observed as dips in the transmission spectrum.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; laser beam applications; micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical filters; silicon; Si; filtering application; laser light; near-IR O-band; near-infrared optical fiber telecommunication; optical filter; optical resonances; silicon microsphere; transmission spectra; wavelength 1300 nm; Couplers; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Photonics; Silicon; coupler; coupling; elastic light scattering; filter; microsphere; mrophology dependent resonances; near infrared; optical fiber; photonics; silicon; telecommunication; transmission; whispering gallery mode;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0334-8
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2011.6031060
