Title :
101-element cascaded-microdisk resonators on a silicon chip
Author :
Luo, Xianshu ; Poon, Andrew W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We propose many-element cascaded-resonator devices with gapless inter-cavity coupling using spiral and double-notch microdisk resonators. We demonstrate such devices with up to 101 elements in a silicon nitride-on-silica substrate.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical couplers; optical resonators; cascaded-microdisk resonators; double-notch microdisk resonators; integrated optics; inter-cavity coupling; spiral microdisk resonators; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon compounds; Spirals; Waveguide discontinuities; Wavelength measurement; (230.3990) Microstructure devices; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8