Title :
Advanced Ring Resonator Based PLCs
Author :
Little, Brent ; Chu, Sai ; Chen, Wei ; Chen, Wenlu ; Hryniewicz, John ; Gill, Dave ; King, Oliver ; Johnson, Fred ; Davidson, Roy ; Donovan, Kevin ; Gibson, John
Author_Institution :
Little Opt. Div., Nomadics Inc, Annapolis, MD
Abstract :
Microring resonators are finding increasing use in commercial applications. We highlight the theory of microrings, their fabrication, and a summary of microrings in commercial use, including tunable filters, dispersion compensators, and OCDMA coders
Keywords :
code division multiple access; compensation; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical dispersion; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical resonators; optical tuning; OCDMA coders; dispersion compensators; microring resonator; planar lightwave circuit; resonator fabrication; tunable filters; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical signal processing; Programmable control; Resonator filters; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278967
