Series-coupled silicon racetrack resonators and the Vernier effect: Theory and measurement

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 25151-25157

  Boeck, Robi ^a   Jaeger, Nicolas A F ^a   Rouger, Nicolas ^a,b   Chrostowski, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC COILS; MULTIPLEXING; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT;

BENDING LOSS; FREE SPECTRAL RANGE; RACETRACK RESONATORS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; STRIP WAVEGUIDES; VERNIER EFFECT;

RESONATORS;

EID: 78649719341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.025151     Document Type: Article

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