Title :
A dual resonator enhanced asymmetric Mach-Zehnder: Ultrafast passive thresholder for silicon-on-insulator
Author :
Tait, Alexander N. ; Nahmias, Mitchell A. ; Fok, Mable P. ; Prucnal, PAul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose and simulate a novel integrated thresholder based on nonlinear silicon microring resonators. By interfering the complementary effects of two resonators, the proposed device achieves a sharp threshold with flat one- and zero-levels.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; nonlinear optics; optical resonators; silicon-on-insulator; Si; complementary effect interference; dual resonator; enhanced asymmetric Mach-Zehnder; integrated thresholder; nonlinear silicon microring resonators; silicon-on-insulator; ultrafast passive thresholder; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Transfer functions; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1511-2
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318878
