Title :
Electroabsorptive double ring resonators for wavelength switching applications
Author :
Ravindran, Sooraj ; Lee, Yong Tak ; Alameh, Kamal
Author_Institution :
Dept. of I&C, Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
The design and analysis of series-coupled double ring resonators with multiple quantum wells as the light guiding medium for wavelength switching applications will be presented. Switching is realized by changing the absorption of the rings. The output intensity at the output port and drop port of the resonator is calculated as a function of device geometry. A theoretical model for the switch which incorporates the change in absorption coefficient due to the applied electric field is presented. It is found that the switching characteristics of the device strongly depend on quantum well and material parameters.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; electro-optical switches; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; optical waveguides; quantum confined Stark effect; semiconductor quantum wells; InyGa1-yAs1-xPx-InP; absorption coefficient; electroabsorptive double ring resonators; light guiding medium; microring resonators; multiple quantum wells; quantum confined Stark effect; series-coupled double ring resonators; theoretical as model; waveguides; wavelength switching; Absorption; Couplings; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices; Resonance; Resonator filters; Switches; Voltage; MQWs; Microring resonator; QCSE; WDM;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2009. NUSOD 2009. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gwangju
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4180-8
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2009.5297232
