Optical annular resonators based on radial Bragg and photonic crystal reflectors

doi:10.1364/OE.11.002736

Optics Express

Editor: Michael Duncan
Vol. 11, Iss. 21 — Oct. 20, 2003
pp: 2736–2746

Optical annular resonators based on radial Bragg and photonic crystal reflectors

Jacob Scheuer and Amnon Yariv »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 11, Issue 21, pp. 2736-2746 (2003)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.11.002736

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A ring resonator based on Bragg reflection is studied in detail. Closed form expressions for the field and dispersion curves for radial Bragg gratings and photonic crystals based resonators are derived and compared to FDTD simulations. For strong confinement, the required gratings exhibit a chirped period and a varying index profile. Small bending radii and low radiation losses are shown to be possible due to the Bragg confinement. The sensitivity of the resonator characteristics to fabrication errors is analyzed quantitatively. A mixed confinement configuration utilizing both Bragg reflection and total internal reflection is also suggested and analyzed.

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(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(230.5750) Optical devices : Resonators

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Original Manuscript: October 8, 2003
Revised Manuscript: October 10, 2003
Published: October 20, 2003

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Jacob Scheuer and Amnon Yariv, "Optical annular resonators based on radial Bragg and photonic crystal reflectors," Opt. Express 11, 2736-2746 (2003)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-11-21-2736

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