Nonlinear pulse interaction in microresonator slow-light waveguides
JOSA B, Vol. 25, Issue 12, pp. C23-C30 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.000C23
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Abstract
Using the constraint of fixed pulse distortion, three slow-light waveguide architectures [coupled-resonator optical waveguide, side-coupled integrated spaced sequence of resonators (SCISSOR), and ring enhanced Mach–Zehnder interferometer (REMZI)] are studied for linear delay-bandwidth product, nonlinear phase shift, and nonlinear pulse interaction; pulse to pulse interaction is a limiting factor on the bit rate. For the same number of stages the REMZI architecture has the highest delay-bandwidth product and the best nonlinear sensitivity, but the SCISSOR architecture has the weakest nonlinear pulse interaction. We further define a phase efficiency factor, which represents the fraction of the total filter phase that contributes to the delay-bandwidth product. We also show that resonator loss reduces the nonlinear sensitivity and the delay-bandwidth product in the nonlinear regime.
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OCIS Codes
(190.0190) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics
(190.3270) Nonlinear optics : Kerr effect
(190.4180) Nonlinear optics : Multiphoton processes
ToC Category:
Slow Light in Coupled Resonators and Waveguides
History
Original Manuscript: April 17, 2008
Revised Manuscript: July 8, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: July 9, 2008
Published: August 26, 2008
Citation
Vishnupriya Govindan and Steve Blair, "Nonlinear pulse interaction in microresonator slow-light waveguides," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25, C23-C30 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-25-12-C23
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