title: On chip tunable micro ring resonator actuated by electrowetting.
abstract: We demonstrate a tunable on chip polymer waveguide micro ring resonator (MRR) device. The transmission spectrum and extinction ratio are controlled by electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD), via the application of voltage to a droplet. As a result the droplet covers a portion of the MRR waveguide and changes its effective refractive index. This method can be used for efficiently tuning a variety of on chip optical devices, as it offers high index contrast, electrical control and low power consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, The Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Romi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shamai
authors.forename: Uriel
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Levy