Light Combining for Interferometric Switching
Author(s) -
Marco Masi,
Mattia Mancinelli,
Paolo Bettotti,
Lorenzo Pavesi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.263
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1687-9392
pISSN - 1687-9384
DOI - 10.1155/2012/130517
Subject(s) - interferometry , resonator , optical switch , optics , mach–zehnder interferometer , modulation (music) , phase (matter) , physics , phase modulation , computer science , electronic engineering , acoustics , engineering , phase noise , quantum mechanics
Interferometric switching as a routing method in sequence of coupled optical microresonators is explored. Mach-Zhender interferometry is extended to systems of side-coupled integrated sequences of resonators (SCISSORs) and coupled resonators optical waveguides (CROWs). We generalized Coupled Mode Theory (CMT) to a system of three coupled waveguides. The two bus interferometric switching functions of SCISSOR and CROW resonant structures are investigated. A novel switching device based on three input phase modulation ports is presented. This device displays a wide range of switching behaviors which might lead to new interesting applications
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