Title :
Coupled resonator optical waveguides
Author :
Mookherjea, Shayan ; Yariv, Amnon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Properties of the recently introduced family of coupled resonator optical waveguides (CROWs) are reviewed, particularly with reference to CROWs designed as planar waveguides in two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs to enhance nonlinear interactions and develop novel all-optical information processing devices. Topics covered include: pulse propagation both in the nondispersive approximation and to all orders of dispersion, and the coupled mode theory of nonlinear optics with pulses in CROWs and its applications to second-harmonic generation and wave coupling via field-induced refractive-index gratings. We also review recent experimental progress in the fabrication and characterization of CROWs, and applications of the CROW concept to fiber gratings and microwave waveguides
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; coupled mode analysis; nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical information processing; optical planar waveguides; optical resonators; optical waveguide theory; periodic structures; photonic band gap; CROWs; all-optical information processing devices; coupled mode theory; coupled resonator optical waveguides; dispersion; fiber gratings; field-induced refractive-index gratings; microwave waveguides; nondispersive approximation; nonlinear interactions enhancement; nonlinear optics; periodic array; planar waveguides; pulse propagation; second-harmonic generation; two-dimensional photonic crystal slabs; wave coupling; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical planar waveguides; Optical pulse generation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2002.1016347
