Optimization of adiabatic microring resonators with few-mode and high-Q resonances.

We present the theoretical analysis and experimental demonstration of adiabatic microring resonators. The resonators are halfway between microdisk and microring preserving the good properties of both the microdisk (high Q-factor) and the microring (internal mode rejection). Device modeling based on the coupled-mode theory suggests that both the internal and external decay rates should be low in order to obtain high-Q and high extinction ratio resonances.

Efficient silicon polarization rotator based on mode-hybridization in a double-stair waveguide.

We present a compact silicon polarization rotator (PR) based on mode-hybridization by breaking the cross-sectional symmetry of a double-stair waveguide. The device fabrication is fully compatible with the commonly used silicon photonics processes with no extra masks required. The dependence of device performance on the double-stair waveguide dimensions is investigated using FDTD simulations.