Title :
Electro-optically tunable delay on a silicon micro-chip
Author :
Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Poitras, Carl B. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate, for the first time, an electro-optically tunable delay element on a silicon micro-chip. We show tunable delays between 5.51 ps to -28 ps, corresponding to group indices between 37.2 and -190.
Keywords :
delays; electro-optical effects; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical tuning; silicon; Si; detuning; electro-optically tunable delay; group indices; microcavities; planar integrated device; silicon microchip; Delay effects; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Propagation delay; Semiconductor device measurement; Silicon; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement; (130.3120) Integrated optical devices; (130.3130) Integrated optical materials; (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
