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Latin America Optics and Photonics Conference

Planar CMOS Compatible Photonics Molecules and Spectral Engineering

Newton C. Frateschi

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

Silicon based planar photonic molecules are shown to be effective for spectral engineering. We demonstrate optical carrier recycling, potential for modulation beyond resonator line width, and efficient signal multicasting all with small footprint structures. Article not available.
DOI
10.1364/laop.2014.ltu2c.3

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