Open AccessControlled storage of light in silicon cavities
Author(s) -
Ali W. Elshaari,
Abdelsalam Aboketaf,
Stefan F. Preble
Publication year - 2010
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.18.003014
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , optical storage , pulse (music) , optoelectronics , pulse duration , silicon , 3d optical data storage , physics , laser , detector
We experimentally demonstrate a tunable delay element that is inherently insensitive to free-carrier loss and achieves up to 300ps of delay. It is capable of arbitrarily storing and releasing a pulse of light through dynamic tuning of a system of microcavities. The inherent storage time is more than 32 times the duration of the stored pulse.