Title :
Enhanced Q with internally coupled microring resonators
Author :
Barea, Luis A. M. ; Vallini, Felipe ; Alegre, Thiago P. M. ; Wiederhecker, Gustavo S. ; Frateschi, Newton C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Fis., Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We demonstrate fourfold quality factor (Q) enhancement with microring resonators internally coupled to larger microring resonator. Q ~ 37,000 is obtained for a 5 μm radius microring in a 40 μm × 40 μm footprint device.
Keywords :
Q-factor; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical resonators; footprint device; fourfold quality factor enhancement; internally coupled microring resonators; size 40 mum; size 5 mum; Couplings; Optical filters; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon-on-insulator;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
