Journal article
Bandwidth and wavelength-tunable optical bandpass filter based on silicon microring-MZI structure
Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Nanophotonic Devices, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Ultra-fast Optical Communication, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Huazhong University of Science and Technology4
A novel and simple bandwidth and wavelength-tunable optical bandpass filter based on silicon microrings in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure is proposed and demonstrated. In this filter design, the drop transmissions of two microring resonators are combined to provide the desired tunability.
A detailed analysis and the design of the device are presented. The shape factor and extinction ratio of the filter are optimized by thermally controlling the phase difference between the two arms of the MZI. Simultaneous bandwidth and wavelength tunability with in-band ripple control is demonstrated by thermally tuning the resonance offset between the two microring resonators.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 6462-6470 |
ISSN: | 10944087 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1364/OE.19.006462 |
ORCIDs: | Ding, Yunhong , Pu, Minhao and Ou, Haiyan |