Title :
Tunable frequency combs based on dual microring resonators
Author :
Miller, Steven ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Luke, Kevin ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate tunable coupling condition of a silicon nitride microresonator frequency comb. Using a dual-coupled resonator geometry and integrated microheaters, we achieve 13.3 dB of extinction tuning and observe 10-fold increase in generated power.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optics; optical couplers; optical frequency combs; optical resonators; optical tuning; silicon compounds; SiN; dual microring resonators; dual-coupled resonator geometry; extinction tuning; integrated microheaters; microresonators; power generation; tunable coupling condition; tunable frequency combs; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Heating; Microcavities; Resonant frequency; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
