Open AccessSilicon polarization independent microring resonator-based optical tunable filter circuit with fiber assembly
Author(s) -
Chao Li,
Jeong Hwan Song,
Jing Zhang,
Huijuan Zhang,
Shiyi Chen,
Mingbin Yu,
G. Q. Lo
Publication year - 2011
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.19.015429
Subject(s) - extinction ratio , materials science , photonic integrated circuit , silicon photonics , insertion loss , resonator , optics , optoelectronics , photonics , silicon , optical filter , polarization (electrochemistry) , optical fiber , fabrication , free spectral range , bandwidth (computing) , wavelength , telecommunications , physics , medicine , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science
We report the design, fabrication, photonic packaging and the characterization of a silicon polarization independent optical tunable filter circuit with fiber assembly. We demonstrate the polarization transparent filter characteristics with an insertion loss of ~13.4 dB, an extinction ratio of ~20 dB, and a 3 dB bandwidth of 0.2 nm. The tuning range is of ~11.72 nm, along with the tuning speed of less than 400 μs. The tuning efficiency is ~0.23 nm/mW. The use of polarization diversity scheme and the silicon photonic packaging bridges the gap between the silicon photonic circuits and the real applications.