• DocumentCode
    1654745
  • Title

    Rigorous analysis of bistable memory in silica toroid microcavity

  • Author

    Yoshiki, Wataru ; Tanabe, Takasumi

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We modeled nonlinear behavior in a silica toroid microcavity using coupling mode theory and the finite element method, and obtained Kerr bistability that did not suffer from the thermo-optic effect by optimizing the fiber-cavity coupling.
  • Keywords
    finite element analysis; microcavities; optical Kerr effect; silicon compounds; thermo-optical effects; Kerr bistability; bistable memory; coupling mode theory; fiber-cavity coupling; finite element method; nonlinear behavior; rigorous analysis; silica toroid microcavity; thermooptic effect; Absorption; Cavity resonators; Finite element methods; Microcavities; Optical bistability; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325704