Title :
All-buried active microring resonators using vernier effects for free spectral range expansion and optical channel configuration
Author :
Choi, Seung June ; Peng, Zhen ; Yang, Qi ; Choi, Sang Jun ; Dapkus, P.Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Vernier effects are utilized in all-buried microring resonators for free spectral range expansion and channel configuration. The finesse measured from the drop port is 600. The optical channel wavelength is configurable by tuning the resonance of a resonator with carrier injection.
Keywords :
buried layers; cavity resonators; channel allocation; infrared spectra; mesoscopic systems; micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; optical tuning; all-buried active microring resonators; carrier injection; drop port; finesse measurement; free spectral range expansion; optical channel configuration; optical channel wavelength; resonance tuning; resonator; vernier effects; Indium phosphide; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8306-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338763
