Accurate frequency alignment in fabrication of high-order microring-resonator filters
Author(s) -
Jie Sun,
Charles W. Holzwarth,
Marcus S. Dahlem,
J. Todd Hastings,
Henry I. Smith
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.015958
Subject(s) - resonator , optics , distortion (music) , electron beam lithography , fabrication , materials science , lithography , filter (signal processing) , optical filter , optoelectronics , physics , computer science , resist , amplifier , medicine , alternative medicine , cmos , layer (electronics) , pathology , computer vision , composite material
Frequency mismatch in high-order microring-resonator filters is investigated. We demonstrate that this frequency mismatch is caused mainly by the intrafield distortion of scanning-electron-beam-lithography (SEBL) used in fabrication. The intrafield distortion of an SEBL system is measured, and a simple method is also proposed to correct this distortion. By applying this correction method, the average frequency mismatch in second-order microring-resonator filters was reduced from -8.6 GHz to 0.28 GHz.
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