Title :
8-channel tunable MUX/DEMUX using vertically coupled active microdisk resonators
Author :
Choi, Sang Jun ; Peng, Zhen ; Yang, Qi ; Sang Jun Choi ; Dapkus, P.Daniel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
1.6-nm-spaced, 8-channel tunable microdisk demultiplexers are presented. Spectral channel spacing adjustment is achieved by free carrier injection in active microdisk resonators. High Q´s (∼6000) and extinctions (∼7 dB) are observed in the transmission spectra.
Keywords :
Q-factor; demultiplexing equipment; infrared spectra; integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical resonators; optical tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.6 nm; 8-channel tunable MUX/DEMUX; free carrier injection; microdisk demultiplexers; spectral channel spacing adjustment; transmission spectra; vertically coupled active microdisk resonators; Indium phosphide; Microcavities; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Plasma measurements; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251750
