DocumentCode
3489244
Title
Nonlinear and dispersive properties of microresonators for enhanced phase sensitivity, and nonlinear optical pulse on a chip
Author
Heebner, John E. ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Lepeshkin, Nick N. ; Schweinsberg, Aaron
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
fYear
2004
fDate
28-30 June 2004
Abstract
We report on the enhancement of linear and nonlinear phase sensitivity in a 10 micron sized microring resonator. The increased dispersive and nonlinear properties can be used for optical switching and exotic nonlinear optical pulse propagation on a chip.
Keywords
light propagation; micro-optics; microcavities; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; optical resonators; optical solitons; optical switches; 10 micron; exotic nonlinear optical pulse propagation; linear phase sensitivity; microresonators dispersive properties; microresonators nonlinear properties; microring resonator; nonlinear phase sensitivity enhancement; optical switching; soliton propagation; Dispersion; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optical solitons; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biophotonics/Optical Interconnects and VLSI Photonics/WBM Microcavities, 2004 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8306-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2004.1338725
Filename
1338725
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