Modeling and analysis of silicon-on-insulator elliptical microring resonators for future high-density integrated photonic circuits

AbstractWe propose and experimentally demonstrate a silicon photonic circuit that can perform the comparison operation of two-bit digital signals based on microring resonators (MRRs). Two binary electrical signals regarded as two operands of desired comparison digital signals are applied to three MRRs to modulate their resonances through the microheaters fabricated on the top of MRRs, respectively (here, one binary electrical signal is applied to two MRRs by a 1×2 electrical power splitter, which means that the two MRRs are modulated by the same binary electrical signal). The comparison results of two binary electrical signals can be obtained at two output ports in the form of light. The proposed device is fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator substrate using the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor fabrication process, and the dynamic characterization of the device with the operation speed of 10 kbps is demonstrated successfully.

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Asymmetrically coupled silicon-on-insulator microring resonators for compact add-drop multiplexers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters ◽

10.1109/lpt.2003.813419 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 15 (7) ◽

pp. 921-923 ◽

Cited By ~ 89

Author(s):

A. Vorckel ◽

M. Monster ◽

W. Henschel ◽

P.H. Bolivar ◽

H. Kurz

Keyword(s):

Silicon On Insulator ◽

Microring Resonators

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Towards Si-based photonic circuits: Integrating photonic crystals in silicon-on-insulator platforms

Solid-State Electronics ◽

10.1016/j.sse.2007.01.010 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 333-336 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

G. Kocher ◽

W. Khunsin ◽

S. Arpiainen ◽

J. Romero-Vivas ◽

S.G. Romanov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystals ◽

Silicon On Insulator ◽

Photonic Circuits

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Evening Panel Session (November 16, 1983) Soi Technologies for Integrated Circuits

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-23-3 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

Author(s):

John C. C. Fan ◽

Y. Akasaka ◽

G. W. Cullen ◽

J. F. Gibbons ◽

C. Hill ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Integrated Circuits ◽

High Speed ◽

High Density ◽

Silicon On Insulator ◽

Panel Session ◽

Near Term

There are a number of viable approaches to silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technologies, and the panel session has assembled a number of leaders in the SOI community for their views of “SOI Technologies for Integrated Circuits.” Their viewpoints, shown in tabulated form, were presented for general discussion in the session which was attended by about 150 people. Although SOI technologies are useful for many applications, most of the panelists agreed that the most appropriate near-term applications are for high-speed, high-density integrated circuits. Various SOI technologies, including silicon-on-sapphire (SOS), are currently in the running, but the majority of the panelists felt that for SOI technologies to be widely adopted, SOI must be available as a proven manufactured product within two to three years.

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