Ultra-Low-Loss Optical Delay Line on a Silicon Chip

Using a wet etch process, 7 meter long waveguides having optical loss of 0.3dB/m are demonstrated. Resonator measurements show that this loss value can be reduced to 0.03 dB/m.

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