All-optical switching by Kerr nonlinear prism and its application to of binary-to-gray-to-binary code conversion

Nonlinear optics deals with numerous physical phenomena associated with nonlinear cubic susceptibility. In this paper, we have proposed an all-optical switching principle using Kerr effect considering the passage of optical wave through a prism made of non-linear material like fused silica. The performances of the optical switch as well as its various properties were also done by numerical simulation. Furthermore, we also proposed all-optical binary-to-Gray and Gary-to-binary (radix 2) code convertor circuits by this proposed architecture.     

光梯度力驱动的纳米硅基光开关

通过一道光改变另一道光的传输路线是光子集成网络中重要而长远的目标, 然而, 由于硅材料的光学非线性较弱, 在硅材料上实现开关的全光控制难以实现. 因此本文提出了一种由光梯度力驱动的纳米硅基光开关, 实现了硅基光开关的全光控制. 该光开关由一个部分悬空的微环谐振器和一个交叉波导结构构成, 当通入一道控制光时, 悬空的微环谐振器在光梯度力的作用下发生弯曲, 微环谐振器的谐振波长随之发生变化, 从而实现光信号的传输路线发生改变. 该光开关利用纳米光子制造技术在标准绝缘体上硅晶圆上制造, 实验数据得出其最小消光比为10.67 dB, 最大串扰为 -11.01 dB, 开关时间分别为180 ns和170 ns. 该光开关具有尺寸小, 响应速度快, 低损耗和可拓展等优点, 在片上集成光路、高速信号处理以及下一代光纤通信网络中具有潜在应用.     

Optical bistability in a single-bus InGaAs micro-ring resonator array

In this paper, we investigate the optical bistability induced by optical nonlinearity in a compact parallel array of micro-ring resonators with radius of 5 μm. Due to the nature of perfect light confinement in this structure, resonance and accumulation process in a ring resonator and optical nonlinear effects, are observable even at small optical power (a few milliwatts). Different optical applications such as all-optical switching, optical memory devices, logic gates and modulators are possible, due to optical bistability in a ring resonator. Using alternative semiconductor compounds, instead of silicon that have weak nonlinear optical properties, we improve the performance of ring-resonator based devices. Here we use a polymer cladding layer with negative thermo-optic coefficient. Using this structure we can eliminate the temperature created nonlinearity which is a very slow process. Therefore, the switching speed increases from a few MHz to several tens of GHz. By plotting the transfer function of the resonator, a hysteresis loop is observed in a few milliwatts. Although, using a ring resonator array the bandwidth reduces, however, the width of the hysteresis loop and resolution between both steady state increases.     

自由光谱范围加倍的单微环谐振滤波器

基于两点耦合和光波干涉控制相移思想提出U型波导耦合单微环的谐振滤波器结构。利用传输矩阵法推导了此结构的数学模型,采用Matlab模拟了输出端口谱线形状。当微环与U型波导的两个耦合点之间的距离为微环周长的整数倍时,此新型微环谐振滤波器比传统的双直波导耦合单微环滤波器的自由光谱范围增加1倍。针对该结构参数,同时讨论了耦合系数对输出谱线的影响,得出当耦合系数为0.018时,输出谱线具有最佳的消光比,同时保持窄的带宽和高的品质因子。     

基于硅基光子器件的Fano共振研究进展

硅基光子技术的发展为新型微纳光学功能器件和片上系统提供了高可靠、高精度的实现手段.采用硅基光子技术构建的具有连续(准连续)模式微腔与离散模式的微腔耦合产生的Fano共振现象得到了广泛关注.Fano共振光谱在共振波长附近具有不对称且尖锐的谐振峰,传输光的强度在共振波长附近从0突变为1,该机制可显著提高硅基光开关、探测器、传感器,以及光非互易性全光信号处理的性能.本综述分析了Fano共振的一般数学表述,总结了当前硅基光子微腔耦合产生Fano共振的理论模型研究现状,讨论了不同类型硅光器件实现Fano共振的方法,比较各种方案优劣及适用场合,梳理了Fano共振在全光信号处理方面的应用研究情况.最后探讨存在的一些问题及未来可能的相关研究方向.     

Gaussian soliton generation using a 1.3 μm optical pulse in a micro-ring resonator for a new DWDM enhancement

We present a novel system of a Gaussian soliton generation using a 1.30 μm optical pulse in a nonlinear micro-ring resonator system, which can be used to form the soliton pulse trains within the new wavelength band. By using the suitable parameters, the soliton pulse trains with the center wavelength at 1.30 μm can be generated after the intense Gaussian pulse is input into the nonlinear micro-ring resonator system. The initial pulse bandwidth is enlarged and the signal amplified by the nonlinear Kerr effects type within the ring resonator. The simulation values are used associating with the practical device parameters, whereas the obtained results have shown that the wavelength enhancement of the center wavelength can be achieved. Furthermore, the maximum soliton output power of 12 W is obtained, which is available to perform the long-distance communication link. The common problem of soliton dispersion is minimized by the zero dispersion condition in this case. The major advantage of the proposed system is that the dense wavelength division of the center wavelength with the spectral width of 7.0 pm (10⁻¹⁵ m) and the free spectrum range of 400 pm can be generated and achieved. This is available for the used/installed wavelength enhancement, which can provide more available channel capacity in the existed public optical network.     

Design of ring resonator based all optical switch for logic and arithmetic operations – A theoretical study

In this paper, a general analysis for non-linear micro-ring resonator as all optical switch is discussed in a vertically coupled GaAs–AlGaAs micro-ring resonator by carrier injection. The ring resonator is optically pumped, which results in temporal shift of resonant wavelength by refractive index change due to carrier injection. A green laser as optical pump beam is used to shift resonant wavelength 1.5 nm of the ring resonator. Simulation, analysis and overall transfer function of single ring as well as cascaded micro-ring resonator (MRR) is studied. A single circuit, consisting of three MRRs, capable to perform all the two input sixteen logic operations is studied and reported. The same circuit can also act as half adder/subtractor and single bit data comparator.     

Soliton pulses generation and filtering using micro-ring resonators for DWDM-based soliton communication

We propose a new optical system that can be used to form the multi-soliton pulses within the micro-ring resonators. The system consists of two micro-ring resonators and an add/drop multiplexer that can be integrated into a single system. The large bandwidth signal is generated by using a soliton pulse propagating in a Kerr-type nonlinear medium. The tuned soliton pulses in either spatial or temporal modes are obtained by using the add/drop multiplexer. Results obtained have shown that the multi-soliton pulses can be localized coherently within the micro-ring waveguide. This is shown that the generation of the multi-soliton pulses within the micro-ring resonator is achieved, which is available for long-distance communication with dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM). The significant increase in channel number and spacing are obtained, whereas the large free spectrum range (FSR) of 600 pm is achieved.     

一种基于金刚石多层波导结构微环谐振器的仿真分析

提出了一种以金刚石新型材料为芯层的单微环谐振器模型.谐振器的纵切面采用五层脊形波导结构,中间一层设定为金刚石,上下两侧分别是SiO_2和As_2S_3,即As_2S_3-SiO_2-金刚石-SiO_2-As_2S_3.设置操作波长为1550 nm,依据耦合膜理论和微环谐振理论,利用Comsol软件仿真模拟了单直波导纵切面、直波导和环形波导耦合区的纵切面以及微环在谐振波长为1543 nm时的场强分布,及直波导和环形波导耦合区间距改变时微环的场强分布和传输特性.在此基础上,依据传输矩阵法讨论了微环的品质因数、耦合系数变化对输出光谱的影响,并对微环损耗进行了讨论.结果表明:以金刚石为芯层的微环谐振器具有良好的光学特性,本结构在谐振波长为1543 nm时谐振峰值达到了-12 dB以上,品质因数达到了1.54×10~5,在耦合系数为0.01时,自由光谱范围约为40 nm.     

All-optical reconfigurable logic operations with the help of terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer

An all-optical reconfigurable logic operation essentially constitutes a key technology for avoiding complex and speed limited optoelectronics conversions and performing various processing tasks. All-optical reconfigurable logic operations with the help of terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer (TOAD) is proposed and described. The paper describes the all-optical reconfigurable logic operations using a set of all-optical multiplexer and optical switches. We have tried to exploit the advantages of TOAD-based switch to design an integrated all-optical circuit which can perform the different logic operations AND, XOR, NOR and NOT. Numerical simulation confirming described methods is given in this paper.     

串联双微环湿度传感器光谱特性研究

提出了一种基于串联双微环谐振器的新型聚酰亚胺(Polyimide,PI)湿度传感器,采用传输矩阵法和耦合模的理论计算微环谐振器的传递函数,并对比了传统单微环与串联不同半径的双微环的输出光谱特性。外界湿度变化使得聚酰亚胺SOI波导吸收水汽后折射率发生变化,从而引起微环输出光谱发生漂移,通过探测光谱漂移量来测湿度值,得到了串联双微环传感器的灵敏度和测量范围,并且分析了感湿部位不同时谐振器输出光谱特性。理论结果表明：串联不同半径的微环谐振器的自由光谱范围（FSR）要比单微环有所提高,而且串联双微环谐振器整体感湿比单个微环单独感湿的传感性能更优良,可作为最佳的湿敏元件。与传统的单微环传感器相比,串联不同半径的微环结构可提高系统的测量范围和灵敏度,半径为30和50 μm的串联微环谐振器的FSR可达到0.15 μm,传感器测量湿度范围为10%RH～80%RH,灵敏度可达到0.001 7 μm·(%RH)-1。因此串联不同半径的双微环谐振器为制备成本低、结构简单、高灵敏度、可集成的微型湿度传感器件提供一定理论基础。     

All-optical code routing in interconnected optical CDMA and WDM ring networks

We propose an all-optical hybrid network composed of optical code division multiple access (CDMA) rings interconnecting through a reconfigurable wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) metro area ring. This network retains the advantages of both the optical CDMA and WDM techniques, including asynchronous access and differentiated quality of service, while removing the hard limit on the number of subscribers and increasing network flexibility. The all-optical network is enabled by using nonlinear optical loop mirrors in an add/drop router (ADR) that performs code conversion, dropping, and switching asynchronously. We experimentally demonstrate the functionalities of the ADR in the proposed scheme asynchronously and obtain error-free performance. The bit-error rate measurements show acceptable power penalties for different code routes.     

All-optical mass sensing with coupled mechanical resonator systems

With the small mass, large quality-factor and high frequency, mechanical resonators (MRs) will ultimately find usage in a broad range of applications, such as electrometry, optomechanical/electromechanical signal processing, and mass detection. In this review, we focus on a particular MR application: mass sensing in an all-optical domain. Compared to the mass detection based on the electrical techniques, we have proposed an optical protocol to weigh the external particles deposited onto the surface of a mechanical resonator. This protocol, which is so far the first method to deal with the mass sensing in an all-optical domain, is based on some coupled mechanical resonator systems. Here we review our recent optical mass sensors comprehensively. These all-optical mass sensors have the potential to break through the limitation of frequency restriction and to enhance the sensitivity of mass detection.     

An all-optical switch/photodetection at 1550 nm,based on a micro-ring resonator array

In this paper, a photodetector based on InGaAs micro-ring resonator array with 5 μm radius, in telecommunication wavelength region has been investigated. Then for the first time to our knowledge, with the change of refractive index due to optical nonlinear effects (such as: Kerr effect, two photon absorption, free carrier dispersion and free carrier absorption), an all-optical switch, based on pump-probe configuration using this photodetector have been proposed. So, the suggested device, will introduce a dual functionality that is important from view point of economically purposes and in term of integration. By numerically solving the light propagation equations, with FDTD and Crank–Nicolson methods, in addition to steady state and transient response, also we have found the frequency response, in both configurations. With increasing reverse bias voltage, and optimizing the free carrier transportation from absorption region, switching frequency can be increased up to 200 GHz. Also by optimal choosing of parameters such as the number of rings and spaces between two adjacent rings and so on, the box-like spectral response of photodetector with high efficiency is achievable.     

SOI环形光波导谐振腔双层石墨烯调制器

在片上光互连系统中,电光调制器起到将电信号调制为光信号的作用,是光互联系统中的核心部件之一。调制器的3 dB带宽决定着载波所能携带的最大信息量,是衡量调制器性能的核心参数。利用石墨烯和高Q环形谐振腔设计成具有CMOS结构的新型调制器,其集成了石墨烯的宽带吸收、载流子迁移率高等材料优势和高Q值环形光学谐振腔的光程放大的结构优势,通过理论计算,其3 dB调制带宽可以达到100 GHz。同时,基于微环谐振腔的石墨烯电光调制器结构可以方便的与光互联系统中的波分复用器相集成,从而提升片上光互联系统的集成度和降低技术复杂性。     

温度测量范围加倍的单微环传感器

本文提出了一种基于U形波导耦合单微环结构的新型SOI(绝缘体上硅)温度传感器.温度变化引起感温部位有效折射率和长度变化,导致传感器的输出光谱发生漂移.根据传输矩阵法和耦合模理论,设计了新型传感器模型,并且分析了感温部位不同时系统输出光谱特性.结果表明:当U形波导耦合单微环整体结构感温时,输出光谱无伪模,消光比达到31 dB,可作为最佳感温元件.相比于传统的双直波导耦合单微环结构,当U形波导的两个耦合点间的距离为微环周长的整数倍数时,FSR(自由光谱范围)可加倍至56 nm,灵敏度提高到89.2 pm/?C,测量范围为298—720 K,实现了SOI微环谐振器的高温测量.     

微环谐振器

光学微环谐振器自从1969年作为滤波器件被提出以后,就受到了很大的关注。光学微环谐振器,可以作为一种通用设备用于实现通信与信号处理中的所有一般功能,比如滤波、复用／解复用、调制、开关、延时、门电路、路由、传感和放大等。小尺寸的微环有优异的特性：宽带宽、高精细度。这些特性非常有利于非线性光学应用。高的精细度意味着环中高的储存能量,而且可以通过进一步减小模场面积再次提高,并且不牺牲带宽。因为利用平面工艺易于获得微环,所以其非常适合大规模集成。简单介绍了微腔的概念,具体介绍了微环谐振器,以及马里兰大学的一些主要工作,最后分析了这种技术的挑战和发展前景。     

All-optical prefix tree adder with the help of terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer

We propose and describe an all-optical prefix tree adder with the help of a terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer (TOAD) using a set of optical switches. The prefix tree adder is useful in compound adder implementation. It is preferred over the ripple carry adder and the carry lookahead adder. We also describe the principle and possibilities of the all-optical prefix tree adder. The theoretical model is presented and verified through numerical simulation. The new method promises higher processing speed and accuracy. The model can be extended for studying more complex all-optical circuits of enhanced functionality in which the prefix tree adder is the basic building block.     

SOI微环谐振腔测试信号纹波噪声的分析

基于绝缘体上硅材料（SOI）的微环谐振腔作为各种集成微光学器件的核心部件,其传输特性的好坏直接决定微光学器件的性能优劣。结合微环谐振腔理论和多光束干涉原理对微环谐振腔测试信号中纹波的产生原因和影响因素进行了分析,通过耦合实验测试得到了纹波信号的特征参数并进行了分析,实验结果与仿真分析吻合。进一步分析了耦合光栅刻蚀深度对纹波幅值的影响及原因,为微环谐振腔结构参数的进一步优化和微环谐振腔传感系统误差分析提供了依据。     

All-fibre micro-ring resonator based on tapered microfibre

In this paper, bendloss characteristics of an optical fibre are investigated in detail, and the results show that the resonator with a smaller ring radius, wider free spectrum range （FSR）, higher fineness （f） and quality-factor （Q） can be achieved by using microfibres. Based on the improved fused taper technique, a high-quality microfibre with 5 ttm radius has been fabricated, and an all-fibre micro-ring resonator with a radius of only 500μm is realized using self-coiling coupling method. The good-resonant characteristic makes the all-fibre device be expected to avoid bendloss and connection loss associated with planar waveguide integration.