Enhanced Fano resonances in a silicon nitride photonic crystal nanobeam-assisted micro ring resonator for dual telecom band operation
Jesús Hernán Mendoza-Castro, Artem S. Vorobev, Simone Iadanza, Bernhard Lendl, Liam O’Faoláin, Marco Grande
Abstract
Silicon-based Micro Ring Resonators (MRR) are a powerful tool for the realization of label free optical biosensors. The sharp edge of a Fano resonance in a Silicon Nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) platform can boost photonic sensing applications based on MRRs. In this work, we demonstrate enhanced Fano resonance features for a Si 3 N 4 Micro Ring Resonator assisted by a Photonic Crystal Nanobeam (PhCN-MRR) operating in the TM-like mode at the O-band wavelengths. Our findings show that the fabricated PhCN-MRR results in increased asymmetric resonances for TM-like mode compared with TE-like mode operation in the C-band. As a result, a versatile and flexible design to realize Fano resonance with polarization dependent asymmetry in the C and O telecom bands is presented.