Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components

Jones, Adam M.; DeRose, Christopher T.; Lentine, Anthony L.; Starbuck, Andrew; Pomerene, Andrew T. S.; Norwood, Robert A.

doi:10.1364/oe.23.028883

Title: Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components

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This work represents the first complete analysis of the use of a racetrack resonator to measure the insertion loss of efficient, compact photonic components. Beginning with an in-depth analysis of potential error sources and a discussion of the calibration procedure, the technique is used to estimate the insertion loss of waveguide width tapers of varying geometry with a resulting 95% confidence interval of 0.007 dB. Furthermore, the work concludes with a performance comparison of the analyzed tapers with results presented for four taper profiles and three taper lengths.

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Jones, Adam M. ^[1]; Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ ^[2]; DeRose, Christopher T. ^[1]; Lentine, Anthony L. ^[1]; Starbuck, Andrew ^[1]; Pomerene, Andrew T. S. ^[1]; Norwood, Robert A. ^[3]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
(United States)
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1237653

Report Number(s):: SAND-2015-3683J
Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087; OPEXFF; 583774

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Optics Express

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 23; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; integrated optical devices; resonators

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                    Jones, Adam M., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, DeRose, Christopher T., Lentine, Anthony L., Starbuck, Andrew, Pomerene, Andrew T. S., and Norwood, Robert A. Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Jones, Adam M., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, DeRose, Christopher T., Lentine, Anthony L., Starbuck, Andrew, Pomerene, Andrew T. S., & Norwood, Robert A. Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.23.028883

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                    Jones, Adam M., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, DeRose, Christopher T., Lentine, Anthony L., Starbuck, Andrew, Pomerene, Andrew T. S., and Norwood, Robert A. Tue .  
"Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.23.028883.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1237653.

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@article{osti_1237653,

  title        = {Racetrack resonator as a loss measurement platform for photonic components},

  author       = {Jones, Adam M. and Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and DeRose, Christopher T. and Lentine, Anthony L. and Starbuck, Andrew and Pomerene, Andrew T. S. and Norwood, Robert A.},

  abstractNote = {This work represents the first complete analysis of the use of a racetrack resonator to measure the insertion loss of efficient, compact photonic components. Beginning with an in-depth analysis of potential error sources and a discussion of the calibration procedure, the technique is used to estimate the insertion loss of waveguide width tapers of varying geometry with a resulting 95% confidence interval of 0.007 dB. Furthermore, the work concludes with a performance comparison of the analyzed tapers with results presented for four taper profiles and three taper lengths.},

  doi          = {10.1364/oe.23.028883},

  journal      = {Optics Express},

  number       = 22,

  volume       = 23,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

}

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