Temperature Effects on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Racetrack Resonators: A Coupled Analytic and 2-D Finite Difference Approach

Title	Temperature Effects on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Racetrack Resonators: A Coupled Analytic and 2-D Finite Difference Approach
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2010
Authors	Rouger, N., L. Chrostowski, and R. Vafaei
Journal	Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Volume	28
Pagination	1380 -1391
Date Published	may.
ISSN	0733-8724
Keywords	2D finite difference, elemental semiconductors, nanophotonics, numerical modeling, optical cavity, optical modulation, optical resonators, optical tuning, racetrack resonators, silicon, silicon-on-insulator, temperature effects, thermo-optical modulator, thermo-optical tuning
Abstract	This paper presents a detailed analysis of racetrack resonators on silicon on insulator substrates. Both the temperature effects and the particularities of silicon nanophotonics are considered throughout the approach. This paper provides a detailed description of the numerical modeling and its application to different designs, while providing several charts and fitting equations. The results presented in this paper can be applied to three major applications: Thermo-optical tuning of optical resonators, thermo-optical modulator and wide range/high sensitivity temperature sensors. While quantifying the temperature effects, this paper also provides useful answers on how critical the temperature parameter is in the optical cavity behaviour.
DOI	10.1109/JLT.2010.2041528

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