Reconfiguration of microring resonators by liquid adhesion

• We present a procedure to reconfigure microring resonators based on liquid surface adhesion. Droplets of organic solvents were deposited over Si3N4/SiO2 strip- and slot-waveguide ring resonators, and the transmission spectra were measured several hours after the evaporation of the droplets at room temperature. Our measurements show that the optical properties of the microrings are significantly modified by liquid adhered to the waveguides, persisting even 96 h after bulk evaporation. Liquid-solid interfacial forces slow down liquid evaporation at the nanoscale, enabling permanent photonic configurations. Rewriteability is achieved by removing the adhered liquid with heat.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Annan elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

adhesion

circular waveguides

evaporation

microcavities

micromechanical resonators

silicon compounds

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