Waveguide-coupled AlGaAs/GaAs microcavity ring and disk resonators with high finesse and Z1.6-nm free spectral range

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作者
Rafizadeh, D [1 ]
Zhang, JP [1 ]
Hagness, SC [1 ]
Taflove, A [1 ]
Stair, KA [1 ]
Ho, ST [1 ]
Tiberio, RC [1 ]
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[1] CORNELL UNIV, CORNELL NANOFABRICAT FACIL, ITHACA, NY 14853 USA
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10.1364/OL.22.001244
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the realization and demonstration of novel semiconductor waveguide-coupled microcavity ring and disk resonators. For a 10.5-mu m-diameter disk resonator, we measure a finesse of 120, a resonant linewidth of 0.18 nm, and a free-spectral range of 21.6 nm in the 1.55-mu m-wavelength region. We present the nanofabrication methods and the experimental results for 10.5- and 20.5-mu m-diameter ring and disk resonators to show the feasibility of such devices. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1244 / 1246
页数:3
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