Coupled microrings data buffer using fast light

Jacob Scheuer, Selim Shahriar

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Abstract

We present a theoretical study of a trap-door optical buffer based on a coupled microrings add/drop filter (ADF) utilizing the white light cavity (WLC). The buffer “trap-door†can be opened and closed by tuning the resonances of the microrings comprising the ADF and trap/release optical pulses. We show that the WLC based ADF yields a maximally flat filter which exhibits superior performances in terms of bandwidth and flatness compared to previous design approaches. We also present a realistic, Silicon-over-Insulator based, design and performance analysis taking into consideration the realistic properties and limitations of the materials and the fabrication process, leading to delays exceeding 850ps for 80GHz bandwidth, and a corresponding delay-bandwidth product of approximately 70.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Slow and Fast Light VII
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819499110
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventAdvances in Slow and Fast Light VII - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 2 2014Feb 5 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8998
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherAdvances in Slow and Fast Light VII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period2/2/142/5/14

Keywords

  • Fast-light
  • Filters.
  • Microcavities
  • Optical buffers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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