Title :
Optical bistability and picosecond optical switching in bisbenzocyclobutene (BCB) polymer microring resonators
Author :
Cao, W. ; Chen, W.-Y. ; Goldhar, J. ; Ho, P.-T. ; Herman, W. ; Lee, Chi H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical testability and all-optical switching in BCB polymer microring resonators. /spl Delta//spl lambda/ = 2 pm on- and off-switching response in frequency domain was achieved. With pumping by a pulsed laser, picosecond all-optical switching was demonstrated.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical bistability; optical polymers; optical pumping; optical resonators; optical switches; bisbenzocyclobutene; off-switching response; on-switching response; optical bistability; optical testability; picosecond optical switching; polymer microring resonators; pulsed laser pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
