Silicon coupled-ring resonator structures for slow light applications: potential, impairments and ultimate limits

被引：60

作者：

Canciamilla, A. ^{[1
]}

Torregiani, M. ^{[1
]}

Ferrari, C. ^{[1
]}

Morichetti, F. ^{[1
,2
]}

De la Rue, R. M. ^{[3
]}

Samarelli, A. ^{[3
]}

Sorel, M. ^{[3
]}

Melloni, A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Elettron & Informaz, I-20133 Milan, Italy

[2] Fdn Politecn Milano, I-20133 Milan, Italy

[3] Univ Glasgow, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Glasgow G12 8LP, Lanark, Scotland

来源：

JOURNAL OF OPTICS | 2010年 / 12卷 / 10期

关键词：

integrated optics; coupled resonator optical waveguides; ring resonators; silicon photonics; slow light; TUNABLE DELAY; DISORDER; FILTERS;

D O I：

10.1088/2040-8978/12/10/104008

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Coupled-ring resonator-based slow light structures are reported and discussed. By combining the advantages of high index contrast silicon-on-insulator technology with an efficient thermo-optical activation, they provide an on-chip solution with a bandwidth of up to 100 GHz and a slowdown factor of up to 16, as well as a continuous reconfiguration scheme and a fine tunability. The performance of these devices is investigated in detail for both static and dynamic operation, in order to evaluate their potential in optical signal processing applications at high bit rate. The main impairments imposed by fabrication imperfections are also discussed in relation to the slowdown factor. In particular, the analysis of the impact of backscatter, disorder and two-photon absorption on the device transfer function reveals the ultimate limits of these structures and provides valuable design rules for their optimization.

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