Title :
Cascaded over- and under-coupled resonators (COUR): reducing group delay dispersion and overcoming the sensitivity-bandwidth trade-off
Author :
Gupta, G. ; Steier, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
Cascaded over- and under-coupled resonators (COUR) result in slow light followed by fast light. COUR can be used as a notch filter and phase modulator that overcomes the trade-offs of extinction-ratio-group-delay and sensitivity-bandwidth.
Keywords :
electro-optical filters; electro-optical modulation; extinction coefficients; micro-optics; notch filters; optical couplers; optical dispersion; optical resonators; phase modulation; cascaded microring resonators; cascaded over-resonators; extinction-ratio-group-delay; group delay dispersion reduction; notch filter; phase modulator; sensitivity-bandwidth trade-offs; under-coupled resonators; Fast light; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Phase modulation; Propagation delay; Resonance; Resonator filters; Slow light; (130.3990) Micro-optical devices; (230.4555) Coupled Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
