Mid-infrared Vernier racetrack resonator tunable filter implemented on a germanium on SOI waveguide platform [Invited]

作者:Radosavljevic Sanja; Beneitez Nuria Teigell; Katumba Andrew; Muneeb Muhammad; Vanslembrouck Michael; Kuyken Bart; Roelkens Gunther
来源:Optical Materials Express, 2018, 8(4): 824-835.
DOI:10.1364/OME.8.000824

摘要

Currently, most widely tunable lasers rely on an external diffraction grating to tune the laser wavelength. In this paper we present the realization of a chip-scale Vernier tunable racetrack resonator filter on the Ge-on-SOI waveguide platform that allows for wide tuning (108 nm free spectral range) in the 5 mu m wavelength range without any moving parts. The fabricated racetrack resonators have a loaded Q-factor of 20000, resulting in a side-peak suppression of more than 20 dB, which is more than sufficient for wavelength selection in an external cavity laser.

  • 出版日期2018-4-1