Photothermally tunable silicon-microring-based optical add-drop filter through integrated light absorber.
An optically pumped thermo-optic (TO) silicon ring add-drop filter with fast thermal response is experimentally demonstrated. We propose that metal-insulator-metal (MIM) light absorber can be integrated into silicon TO devices, acting as a localized heat source which can be activated remotely by a pump beam. The MIM absorber design introduces less thermal capacity to the device, compared to conventional electrically-driven approaches. Experimentally, the absorber-integrated add-drop filter shows an optical response time of 13.7 μs following the 10%-90% rule (equivalent to a exponential time constant of 5 μs) and a wavelength shift over pump power of 60 pm/mW. The photothermally tunable add-drop filter may provide new perspectives for all-optical routing and switching in integrated Si photonic circuits.
Xi
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Chen
Yuechun
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Shi
Fei
F
Lou
Yiting
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Chen
Min
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Yan
Lech
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Wosinski
Min
M
Qiu
D065638:Absorption, Radiation; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017785:Photons; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
D008670:Metals; D012825:Silicon