Control of quality factor and critical coupling in microring resonators through integration of a semiconductor optical amplifier

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1343-1345

  Menon, V M ^a   Tong, W ^b   Forrest, S R ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microcavity; Optical switches; Photonic integrated circuits; Q factor; Ring resonator; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; WAVEGUIDES;

CRITICAL COUPLING; MICRORING RESONATORS; QUALITY FACTOR;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 2442604307     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.826094     Document Type: Article

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