Title :
Asymmetrical Fano resonance and Bistability in two ring resonator configuration
Author :
Mario, L.Y. ; Chin, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Center, Nanyang Technol. Univ.
Abstract :
We show, by parametric formulation, that a high extinction ratio (~20 dB) optical switching can be achieved at 10X lower switching intensity by utilizing the asymmetrical resonance in a two-ring resonator configuration
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; integrated optics; optical bistability; optical parametric devices; optical resonators; optical switches; resonance; asymmetrical Fano resonance; extinction ratio; optical bistability; optical switching; parametric formulation; switching intensity; two-ring resonator configuration; Absorption; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Extinction ratio; Optical coupling; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Resonance; Ring resonator; bistability; nonlinearity;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, 2006. NUSOD '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore, China
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9755-X
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2006.306780
