中国物理B ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 44203-044203.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/4/044203

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Control of slow light in a ring-out-ring structure

掌蕴东1, 袁萍1, 王楠2   

  1. (1)Institute of Opto-electronics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China; (2)Institute of Opto-electronics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China;Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
  • 收稿日期:2010-06-11 修回日期:2010-10-18 出版日期:2011-04-15 发布日期:2011-04-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60878006 and 61078006).

Control of slow light in a ring-out-ring structure

Wang Nan(王楠)a)b), Zhang Yun-Dong(掌蕴东)a), and Yuan Ping(袁萍)a)   

  1. a Institute of Opto-electronics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China; b Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
  • Received:2010-06-11 Revised:2010-10-18 Online:2011-04-15 Published:2011-04-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60878006 and 61078006).

摘要: This paper proposes a ring-out-ring structure of coupled optical resonators to yield coupled-resonator-induced transparency (CRIT). Considering the insertion loss of the coupler, it theoretically deduces the transmission and the effective phase shift. The influences of the insertion loss of the coupler on the transmittance, the effective phase shift, the group index and the CRIT linewidth are fully studied. We find that the increase in multiple m can effectively enhance the normal dispersion and the group index of the proposed structure. Moreover, the specific expression of the group index at resonance is theoretically deduced and discussed for the proposed structure with two rings. The result shows that the multiple m between the lengths of ring 1 and ring 2 can enhance the group index to m times that of the structure with two equal-sized rings at resonance. The control of slow light in the proposed structure is important for applications of highly sensitivity gyroscopes, optical delay lines and optical buffers, etc.

关键词: ring-out-ring structure, dispersion, group index, slow light

Abstract: This paper proposes a ring-out-ring structure of coupled optical resonators to yield coupled-resonator-induced transparency (CRIT). Considering the insertion loss of the coupler, it theoretically deduces the transmission and the effective phase shift. The influences of the insertion loss of the coupler on the transmittance, the effective phase shift, the group index and the CRIT linewidth are fully studied. We find that the increase in multiple m can effectively enhance the normal dispersion and the group index of the proposed structure. Moreover, the specific expression of the group index at resonance is theoretically deduced and discussed for the proposed structure with two rings. The result shows that the multiple m between the lengths of ring 1 and ring 2 can enhance the group index to m times that of the structure with two equal-sized rings at resonance. The control of slow light in the proposed structure is important for applications of highly sensitivity gyroscopes, optical delay lines and optical buffers, etc.

Key words: ring-out-ring structure, dispersion, group index, slow light

中图分类号:  (Quantum optics)

  • 42.50.-p
42.79.Gn (Optical waveguides and couplers) 42.81.Qb (Fiber waveguides, couplers, and arrays)