Design And Modeling Of Waveguidecoupled （Waveguidecoupled的设计和建模）.pdfVIP

JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 16, NO. 8, AUGUST 1998 1433 Design and Modeling of Waveguide-Coupled Single-Mode Microring Resonators M. K. Chin, Member, IEEE, and S. T. Ho, Member, IEEE Abstract— We discuss a first-order design tool for waveguide- coupled microring resonators based on an approximate solution of the wave propagation in a microring waveguide with micron- size radius of curvature and a large lateral index contrast. The model makes use of the conformal transformation method and a linear approximation of the refractive index profile, and takes into account the effect of waveguide thickness, dispersion, and diffrac- tion. Based on this model, we develop general design rules for the major physical characteristics of a waveguide-coupled microring resonator, including the resonance wavelength, the free spectral range, the coupling ratio, the bending radiation loss and the substrate leakage loss. In addition, the physical model provides leads to alternative coupling designs. We present two examples, one using a phase-matching parallel waveguide with a smaller width than the ring waveguide, and the other using a vertical coupling structure. Both these designs significantly increase the Fig. 1. A schematic of the waveguide-coupled microcavity resonator, show- coupling length and reduce or eliminate the dependence on a ing a microring resonator coupled to straight waveguides. narrow air gap in a waveguide-coupled microring resonator. Index Terms— Conformal transforms, microresonators, nano- bending loss. Therefore, compared with the weakly guiding fabrication, nanophotonics. waveguide, the stro