Title :
The potential of slow-wave optical structures
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
The linear and nonlinear characteristics of waveguiding structures made of direct-coupled Fabry-Perot or ring resonators are investigated. It is shown that the slowing down of the optical propagation in these structures may be advantageously exploited to enhance wave interactions.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; nonlinear optics; optical waveguide theory; Fabry-Perot resonators; direct-coupled resonators; linear waveguiding characteristics; nonlinear waveguiding characteristics; optical propagation; ring resonators; slow-wave optical structures; wave interactions; waveguiding structures; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Microwave propagation; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363370
