Mechanically tunable optical filters with a microring resonator

Hah D., Bordelon J., Zhang D.

APPLIED OPTICS, vol.50, no.22, pp.4320-4327, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 22
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1364/ao.50.004320
  • Journal Name: APPLIED OPTICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.4320-4327
  • Abdullah Gül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A new type of optical filter based on mechanical tuning and a microring resonator is proposed. The proposed filter is expected to consume much less standing power compared to the conventional thermo-optic and carrier-injection tunable filters. In this work, two methods are used to prove the concept of the proposed device: (1) the analytical method and (2) the finite-difference time-domain method. The dependence of the filter characteristics on some of the device parameters is studied as well. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America