• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 5, 677 (2020)
Greta De Paoli1、2、*, Senta L. Jantzen2, Thalia Dominguez Bucio2, Ilias Skandalos2, Christopher Holmes2, Peter G. R. Smith2, Milan M. Milosevic2, and Frederic Y. Gardes2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Information Engineering, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Giovanni Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy
  • 2Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.382529 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Greta De Paoli, Senta L. Jantzen, Thalia Dominguez Bucio, Ilias Skandalos, Christopher Holmes, Peter G. R. Smith, Milan M. Milosevic, Frederic Y. Gardes. Laser trimming of the operating wavelength of silicon nitride racetrack resonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(5): 677 Copy Citation Text show less
    SEM image of one of the resonators.
    Fig. 1. SEM image of one of the resonators.
    Setup used for small spot direct UV writing in trimming experiments.
    Fig. 2. Setup used for small spot direct UV writing in trimming experiments.
    Schematic of the device and the writing procedure.
    Fig. 3. Schematic of the device and the writing procedure.
    Transmission spectra of fabricated racetrack resonators for different lengths of the exposed section of the resonator. (a) Device without oxide cladding and (b) device with oxide cladding.
    Fig. 4. Transmission spectra of fabricated racetrack resonators for different lengths of the exposed section of the resonator. (a) Device without oxide cladding and (b) device with oxide cladding.
    Dependence of the resonant wavelength shift on the number of lines written across the racetrack. For each line, an arc length of approximately 14 μm has been exposed. (a) Device without oxide cladding and (b) device with oxide cladding.
    Fig. 5. Dependence of the resonant wavelength shift on the number of lines written across the racetrack. For each line, an arc length of approximately 14 μm has been exposed. (a) Device without oxide cladding and (b) device with oxide cladding.
    (a) Transmission spectra of the simulated device, compared to the measured spectrum. (b) Transmission spectra obtained by simulation, before and after changing the refractive index of silicon nitride.
    Fig. 6. (a) Transmission spectra of the simulated device, compared to the measured spectrum. (b) Transmission spectra obtained by simulation, before and after changing the refractive index of silicon nitride.
    Measured resonant wavelength shift as a function of change in the ambient temperature. (a) Device without oxide cladding and (b) device with top oxide cladding.
    Fig. 7. Measured resonant wavelength shift as a function of change in the ambient temperature. (a) Device without oxide cladding and (b) device with top oxide cladding.
    Greta De Paoli, Senta L. Jantzen, Thalia Dominguez Bucio, Ilias Skandalos, Christopher Holmes, Peter G. R. Smith, Milan M. Milosevic, Frederic Y. Gardes. Laser trimming of the operating wavelength of silicon nitride racetrack resonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(5): 677
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