Temperature Effects on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Racetrack Resonators: A Coupled Analytic and 2-D Finite Difference Approach

This paper presents a detailed analysis of racetrack resonators on silicon on insulator substrates. Both the temperature effects and the particularities of silicon nanophotonics are considered throughout the approach. This paper provides a detailed description of the numerical modeling and its appli...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 2010-05, Vol.28 (9), p.1380-1391
Main Authors: Rouger, Nicolas, Chrostowski, Lukas, Vafaei, Raha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Conformal transform
coupled waveguides
Differential equations
Electric power
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Engineering Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
finite difference method
Finite difference methods
General equipment and techniques
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Modulators
Nanocomposites
Nanophotonics
Nanostructure
Numerical models
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
optical functions on SOI
Optical modulation
Optical resonators
Optical tuning
Physics
racetrack resonators
Resonators
Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.)
remote sensing
Silicon on insulator technology
Silicon substrates
temperature effects
Temperature sensors
thermo-optic tuning
Thermooptical devices
Tuning
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Summary:This paper presents a detailed analysis of racetrack resonators on silicon on insulator substrates. Both the temperature effects and the particularities of silicon nanophotonics are considered throughout the approach. This paper provides a detailed description of the numerical modeling and its application to different designs, while providing several charts and fitting equations. The results presented in this paper can be applied to three major applications: Thermo-optical tuning of optical resonators, thermo-optical modulator and wide range/high sensitivity temperature sensors. While quantifying the temperature effects, this paper also provides useful answers on how critical the temperature parameter is in the optical cavity behaviour.
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2010.2041528