Title :
Athermal silicon ring resonator with Bi-material cantilever for passive thermal feedback
Author :
Guha, Biswajeet ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a temperature insensitive Si ring resonator by coupling the optical mode to a bi-material cantilever. We show the capability of athermal operation over 14 degrees, which can be further extended through proper optimization.
Keywords :
cantilevers; integrated optics; optical materials; optical resonators; silicon; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; Si; athermal operation; athermal silicon ring resonator; bimaterial cantilever; optical mode; optimization; passive thermal feedback; temperature insensitive Si ring resonator; Optical ring resonators; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Temperature; Temperature sensors; Thermooptic effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
