Title :
Nonlinear and active optical III-V semiconductor micro-resonators
Author :
Grover, Rohit ; Amarnath, Kuldeep ; Ibrahim, Tarek A. ; Ho, Ping-Tong
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We review our work on GaAs-AlGaAs and GaInAsP-InP optical micro-ring resonators. We have demonstrated passive linear filters and wavelength multiplexers/demultiplexers. Nonlinear rings demonstrated include logic gates and time-domain demultiplexers. Active rings demonstrated include tunable filters using the quadratic electro-optic effect, and ring amplifiers and lasers. The latter, when reverse biased, become modulators by the electro-absorption effect.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical devices; gallium arsenide; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical filters; optical resonators; optical tuning; ring lasers; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaInAsP-InP; III-V semiconductor micro-resonators; active optical semiconductor micro-resonators; electro-absorption effect; logic gates; modulators; nonlinear semiconductor micro-resonators; optical micro-ring resonators; passive linear filters; quadratic electro-optic effect; reverse biased lasers; ring amplifiers; ring lasers; time-domain demultiplexers; tunable filters; wavelength multiplexers/demultiplexers; III-V semiconductor materials; Multiplexing; Nonlinear filters; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Passive filters; Resonator filters; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193136
