Open AccessAdiabatic self-tuning in a silicon microdisk optical resonator
Author(s) -
Qian Lin,
Thomas J. Johnson,
C. P. Michael,
Oskar Painter
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.014801
Subject(s) - resonator , optics , materials science , silicon , adiabatic process , pulse compression , self phase modulation , nonlinear optics , optoelectronics , nonlinear system , q factor , physics , laser , computer science , telecommunications , radar , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
We demonstrate a method for adiabatically self-tuning a silicon microdisk resonator. This mechanism is not only able to sensitively probe the fast nonlinear cavity dynamics, but also provides various optical functionalities like pulse compression, shaping, and tunable time delay.
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