Fully reconfigurable MEMS-based second-order coupled-resonator optical waveguide (CROW) with ultra-low tuning energy

Min G. Lim, Young J. Park, Dong J. Choi, Dong U. Kim, Myung S. Hong, Man J. Her, Alain Y. Takabayashi, Youngjae Jeong, Jongwoo Park, Seungjun Han, Niels Quack, Youngseok Bae, Kyoungsik Yu, Sangyoon Han

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Abstract

Integrated microring resonators are well suited for wavelength-filtering applications in optical signal processing, and cascaded microring resonators allow flexible filter design in coupled-resonator optical waveguide (CROW) configurations. However, the implementation of high-order cascaded microring resonators with high extinction ratios (ERs) remains challenging owing to stringent fabrication requirements and the need for precise resonator tunability. We present a fully integrated on-chip second-order CROW filter using silicon photonic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to adjust tunable directional couplers and a phase shifter using nanoscale mechanical out-of-plane waveguide displacement. The filter can be fully reconfigured with regard to both the ER and center wavelength. We experimentally demonstrated an ER exceeding 25 dB and continuous wavelength tuning across the full free spectral range of 0.123 nm for single microring resonator, and showed reconfigurability in second-order CROW by tuning the ER and resonant wavelength. The tuning energy for an individual silicon photonic MEMS phase shifter or tunable coupler is less than 22 pJ with sub-microwatt static power consumption, which is far better than conventional integrated phase shifters based on other physical modulation mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40166-40178
Number of pages13
JournalOptics Express
Volume31
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2023

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