Cryogenic Thermo-Optical Coefficient of SU-8 Measured Using a Racetrack Resonator at 850 nm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Racetrack Design and Modelling
2.2. Racetrack Fabrication and Characterization Setup
3. Results
3.1. Q-Factor and Tracking of neff for Multiple Resonance: Fringe Tracking
3.2. Measurement of
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Temperature (λ = 850 nm) | nSU-8 | neff | ng | FSR (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
295 K | 1.587 | 1.496 | 1.639 | 0.620 |
14 K | 1.600 | 1.508 | 1.655 | 0.614 |
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Medina-Rangel, S.A.; Maraviglia, N.; O’Hara, J.; Vorobev, A.S.; Iadanza, S.; Pelucchi, E.; O’Faolain, L. Cryogenic Thermo-Optical Coefficient of SU-8 Measured Using a Racetrack Resonator at 850 nm. Photonics 2024, 11, 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090800
Medina-Rangel SA, Maraviglia N, O’Hara J, Vorobev AS, Iadanza S, Pelucchi E, O’Faolain L. Cryogenic Thermo-Optical Coefficient of SU-8 Measured Using a Racetrack Resonator at 850 nm. Photonics. 2024; 11(9):800. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090800
Chicago/Turabian StyleMedina-Rangel, Salvador A., Nicola Maraviglia, John O’Hara, Artem S. Vorobev, Simone Iadanza, Emanuele Pelucchi, and Liam O’Faolain. 2024. "Cryogenic Thermo-Optical Coefficient of SU-8 Measured Using a Racetrack Resonator at 850 nm" Photonics 11, no. 9: 800. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11090800