Design of all-optical nonlinear functionalities based on resonators

Author

Priem, G. ; Notebaert, I. ; Maes, B. ; Bienstman, P. ; Morthier, G. ; Baets, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium

Volume

10

Issue

5

fYear

2004

Firstpage

1070

Lastpage

1078

Abstract

The design of resonator-based Kerr-nonlinear functionalities for all-optical signal processing is investigated based on an analytical one-dimensional model. The influence of different device parameters is analyzed and aspects of design optimization are discussed. It is shown that important tradeoffs are to be made in terms of power budget, device length, and signal bandwidth, making these functionalities for the moment only feasible for dense wavelength-division multiplexing systems. Several issues concerning nonlinear integration in standard technologies are highlighted.

Keywords

nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical bistability; optical design techniques; optical limiters; optical resonators; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; Kerr nonlinear functionalities design; all-optical signal processing; dense wavelength-division systems; device length; power budget; resonators; signal bandwidth; Bandwidth; Design optimization; Limiting; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Signal design; Signal processing; Bistability; Kerr nonlinearity; limiting; phase shifting; resonators; switching;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2004.835314

Filename

1366380