Title :
Maximizing the Thermo-Optic Tuning Range of Silicon Photonic Structures
Author :
F. Gan;T. Barwicz;M. A. Popovic;M. S. Dahlem;C. W. Holzwarth;P. T. Rakich;H. I. Smith;E. P. Ippen;F. X. Kartner
Author_Institution :
Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA, email: fuwan@alum.mit.edu
Abstract :
We demonstrate 20 nm thermo-optic tuning in silicon microring resonators with 16 nm free spectral range (FSR), the largest reported full-FSR thermal tuning, with a tuning efficiency of 28 muW/GHz, enabling telecom microphotonic tunable filters.
Keywords :
"Optical tuning","Silicon","Optical resonators","Optical filters","Resonator filters","Temperature","Optical losses","Thermal conductivity","Wires","Optical sensors"
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300747
