Micro-resonator with metallic mirrors coupled to a bus waveguide

Steve Zamek; Liang Feng; Mercedeh Khajavikhan; Dawn T H Tan; Maurice Ayache; Yeshaiahu Fainman

doi:10.1364/OE.19.002417

Micro-resonator with metallic mirrors coupled to a bus waveguide

Opt Express. 2011 Jan 31;19(3):2417-25. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.002417.

Authors

Steve Zamek¹, Liang Feng, Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Dawn T H Tan, Maurice Ayache, Yeshaiahu Fainman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21369060
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.002417

Abstract

We demonstrate a micro-resonator based on a channel waveguide terminated with metallic mirrors side coupled to a bus waveguide. Transmission through such a resonant structure implemented in a silicon-on-insulator platform is investigated theoretically and demonstrated experimentally. The resonator is 13.4 μm long, exhibits an unloaded Q-factor of ~2100, and a free spectral range of 21 nm around the wavelength of 1.55 μm.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Computer Simulation
Computer-Aided Design
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lenses*
Metals*
Miniaturization
Models, Theoretical*
Refractometry / instrumentation*
Transducers*

Substances

Metals