Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components

This work represents the first complete analysis of the use of a racetrack resonator to measure the insertion loss of efficient, compact photonic components. Beginning with an in-depth analysis of potential error sources and a discussion of the calibration procedure, the technique is used to estimat...

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Published in:Optics express 2015-11, Vol.23 (22), p.28883-28895
Main Authors: Jones, Adam M, DeRose, Christopher T, Lentine, Anthony L, Starbuck, Andrew, Pomerene, Andrew T S, Norwood, Robert A
Format: Article
Language:English
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integrated optical devices
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resonators
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Summary:This work represents the first complete analysis of the use of a racetrack resonator to measure the insertion loss of efficient, compact photonic components. Beginning with an in-depth analysis of potential error sources and a discussion of the calibration procedure, the technique is used to estimate the insertion loss of waveguide width tapers of varying geometry with a resulting 95% confidence interval of 0.007 dB. The work concludes with a performance comparison of the analyzed tapers with results presented for four taper profiles and three taper lengths.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.23.028883