Wavelength-selective reflector based on a circular array of coupled microring resonators

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1331-1333

  Poon, Joyce K S ^a   Scheuer, Jacob ^a   Yariv, Amnon ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Microresonators; Optical filters; Tunable filters

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LITHOGRAPHY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MIRRORS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION; VECTORS;

CIRCULAR ARRAY; COUPLED MICRORING RESONATORS; TRANSFER MATRIX ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE REFLECTOR;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 2442501345     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.826152     Document Type: Article

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