Title :
Critical coupling and its control in optical waveguide-ring resonator systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The coupling of optical waveguides to ring resonators holds the promise of a new generation of switches (modulators) which employ orders of magnitude smaller switching (modulation) voltages (or control intensities). This requires a means for voltage (or intensity) control of the coupling between the waveguide and the resonator. Schemes for achieving such control are discussed.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; optical control; optical resonators; optical waveguide theory; control intensities; critical coupling control; electro optical modulation; electro optical switching; integrated optics; optical waveguide-ring resonator systems; optical waveguides; ring resonators; switching modulation voltages; voltage control; Control systems; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
