Fabrication of add-drop filters based on frequency-matched microring resonators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2207-2218

  Barwicz, Tymon ^a   Popović, Miloš A ^a   Watts, Michael R ^a   Rakich, Peter T ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^a   Smith, Henry I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Add drop filters; Coupling induced frequency shifts (CIFS); Electron beam (e beam) proximity effects; Fabrication; Microring resonators

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; FABRICATION; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

ADD-DROP FILTERS; COUPLING-INDUCED FREQUENCY SHIFTS; ELECTRON-BEAM PROXIMITY EFFECTS; MICRORING RESONATORS;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 33646920321     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.872298     Document Type: Article

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