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Athermal performance in high-Q polymer-clad silicon microdisk resonators.

Payam Alipour1, Ehsan Shah Hosseini, Ali Asghar Eftekhar

  • 1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA.

Optics Letters
|October 23, 2010
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We developed a method to stabilize microdisk resonator wavelengths against temperature changes using a special polymer cladding. This innovation ensures consistent performance in optical devices by eliminating thermal drift.

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Area of Science:

  • Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Engineering

Background:

  • High-Q silicon-based microdisk resonators are crucial for optical sensing and communication.
  • Temperature fluctuations can significantly alter their resonance wavelength, impacting device performance.
  • Existing methods for thermal stabilization are often complex or limited in effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel method for achieving athermal performance in silicon microdisk resonators.
  • To eliminate the temperature dependence of the resonance wavelength.
  • To provide design guidelines for athermal microdisk resonators.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a polymer cladding with a negative thermo-optic coefficient.
  • Deriving design requirements for athermal operation through theoretical analysis and optical simulations.

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  • Experimentally verifying the theoretical design and simulation results.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated successful elimination of temperature dependence in the resonance wavelength.
    • Validated the derived design requirements through experimental measurements.
    • Achieved stable optical performance across varying temperatures.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed polymer cladding method effectively renders silicon microdisk resonators athermal.
    • The derived design principles enable the creation of robust optical devices insensitive to temperature variations.
    • This approach offers a practical solution for enhancing the reliability of photonic systems.