Compact silicon microring resonators with ultra-low propagation loss in the C band

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 14467-14475

  Xiao, Shijun ^a   Khan, Maroof H ^a   Shen, Hao ^a   Qi, Minghao ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL LOSSES; SILICON;

BENDING RADII; MICRORING RESONATORS; OPTICAL POWER CONFINEMENT; PROPAGATION LOSSES;

RESONATORS;

EID: 35948947916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.014467     Document Type: Article

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