Nanophotonic Integrated Circuits

Abstract

Luxtera's Phase I activities have yielded a large number of useful passive nanophotonic devices. The nanophotonic grating coupler and ring resonator are of particular importance. First, an update on the progress with these two components will be given, and then a description of an optimal system for leveraging these two components in the form of a multi-wavelength source will be described. Luxtera has developed these resonators in two configurations. First as a filter alongside a single waveguide, which provides a notch filtering function to the light passing through the waveguide. The second configuration is where the ring is placed between two waveguides, and on resonance light is dropped from one waveguide to the other. Luxtera proposes to use a variation of this second configuration to provide narrowband feedback to the active medium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 2003
Accession Number
ADA423912

Entities

People

  • Cary Gunn

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • C Band
  • Cavity Resonators
  • Circuits
  • Distributed Feedback Lasers
  • Electronics
  • Fabrication
  • Feedback
  • Frequency
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Narrowband
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Resonance
  • Resonators
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.