Characterization of the influence of strain on the optical properties of waveguides and microresonators in silicon-on-insulator technology

Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology has become one of the focus platforms for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The CMOS technology opens the possibility for reliable mass fabrication of cost-effective photonic circuits. Recently there has been a growing interest in direct optical sensing of, for example, temperature, pressure or strain,...