Engineering the spectral reflectance of microring resonators with integrated reflective elements

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 16813-16825

  Kang, Young Mo ^a   Arbabi, Amir ^a   Goddard, Lynford L ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; DESIGN PROBLEMS; GRAPHICAL METHODS; INTEGRATED STRUCTURE; MICRORING RESONATOR; SHARP TRANSITION; SINGLE PEAK; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES; TRANSMISSION FILTERS; WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE DEVICES;

MIRRORS;

ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TRANSDUCER;

ELEMENTS; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; MINIATURIZATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77955597362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.016813     Document Type: Article

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