Generalized optical filters using a nonlinear micro ring resonator system

We present the interesting results of nonlinear behaviors of a soliton pulse within a nonlinear micro ring resonator system, where the optical filter characteristics in terms of frequency, wavelength and time can be functioned by using the chaotic filter within the micro ring resonator system. There are three forms of applications using the chaotic soliton behaviors and optical filter characteristics presented. Firstly, the simultaneous up-link and down-link frequency bands can be filtered and the required frequency bands obtained. Secondly, we propose the simple system of an extremely narrow light pulse generation over the spectrum range, where the required wavelengths can be filtered and obtained. Finally, a simple system of fast light generation by using a soliton pulse circulating in the integrated micro ring devices is proposed. Using such a system, an attosecond pulse and beyond can be easily filtered and obtained.     

平面环形谐振腔微光学陀螺结构设计与优化

提出具有高群有效折射率的双环级联作为核心元件的谐振式平面光波导陀螺结构, 基于光学Sagnac原理得到了双微环耦合谐振式光学陀螺理论灵敏度与群有效折射率的一般表达式和双环与单环陀螺系统的灵敏度关系, 并由耦合模理论方法得到了双环系统耦合器的两个透射系数对应的群有效折射率变化情况. 在环腔半径R₁=R₂=100 μm、环腔传输损耗系数t₁=t₂=0.95的情况下, 针对环与环之间耦合器和环与波导之间耦合器透射系数对群有效折射率的不同影响, 得到了最大群有效折射率的产生条件. 采用文中参数(R=100 μm, t=0.95)计算的单环谐振式陀螺灵敏度为(10⁴-10⁵)°/h, 而双环级联谐振系统理论灵敏度能够达到10 °/h. 该研究对微环耦合谐振腔在角速度检测上的应用有重要的意义.     

Dependence of output power in modulated optical fiber ring resonator on nonlinear refractive index

Nonlinear dynamics in optical fiber ring resonators (OFRRs) can be applied to the estimation of the nonlinear refractive index of optical fibers. The output power of the OFRR becomes convergent, periodic, and chaotic with an increase in the input power. In this study, the dependence of the output power on the nonlinear refractive index is analyzed numerically. The critical input power at which the convergent state changes to the periodic state decreases smaller as the nonlinear refractive index increases. In addition, the maximum oscillation width of the output power decreases monotonically with the nonlinear refractive index. These dependences are sensitive to the parameters of the OFRR. The estimation of the nonlinear refractive index can be realized effectively using the maximum or minimum critical input power, and the maximum oscillation width of the output power even under a subtle fluctuation in the optical fiber ring length.     

Dynamic response of high-resolution ring resonator optical spectrometers to time-varying input signals

An analysis and experimental data of the time-dependent response of an all-fiber ring resonator in which the ring is illuminated by a phase modulated input beam are presented. The resonator is operated as a high-resolution optical-scanning spectrometer. Since the resolution limit is a function of the finesse and cavity-loop length, we will show that it is not possible to design a high-resolution ring resonator that will not produce a distorted output signal when the phase modulation rate is comparable to the response time of the ring.     

Chaotic signal generation and cancellation using a micro ring resonator incorporating an optical add/drop multiplexer

We propose a new design of a chaotic signal generation and cancellation system using an all fiber optic scheme. A system consists of a standard diode laser, a fiber optic micro ring resonator, and an optical add/drop multiplexer. When light from the diode laser is input into the fiber ring resonator, the chaotic signal can be generated by using the selected fiber ring resonator parameters and the diode laser input power. The required signal is obtained in the transmission link via the add/drop device by a specific user at the drop port. Simulation results obtained have shown the potential of application, especially, when the practical ring radius is 10 μm with the optical input power is in the range of the communication standard diode laser, for instance, when the coupling coefficients of the add/drop device are κ₁ = 0.01 and κ₂ = 0.01–0.9. When the add port of the add/drop device is employed, such a system can also be utilized for the multi user applications.     

Packet switching start-stop bits generation based on bifurcation behavior of light in a micro ring resonator

This paper proposes the interesting nonlinear behavior of light known as bifurcation, where the use of such behavior in a micro ring resonator to form the secure digital codes for optical packet switching application is demonstrated. A new concept of the stop-start bits in an optical packet switching protocol is formed by using the bifurcation codes. Bifurcation is introduced when light is input into a nonlinear micro ring device, where the refractive index of an InGaAsP/InP is one of device parameters. The other parameters of the device are coupling coefficient (K) and the ring radius (R), where the ring radii used are ranged from 5 to 10 μm. Simulation results obtained have shown that the packet switching data can be secured by using the generated start-stop bits as the secured codes.     

Chaotic signal generation and coding using a nonlinear micro ring resonator

We propose a new digital encoding method using light pulses tracing in a micro ring resonator, where the randomly digital codes can be performed. The chaotic signals can be generated and formed by the logical pulses “1” or “0” by using the signal quantizing method, which can be randomly coded by controlling the specific optical input coupling powers, i.e. coupling coefficient (κ) and ring radii. Simulation results when the ring radius used is 10.0 μm, and the other selected parameters are close to the practical device values that are presented and discussed. The random codes can be generated by the random control of coupling powers, which can be transmitted and retrieved via the design filters by the specific clients. For instance, the controlled input power used is between 2.0 and 3.5 mW, whereas the quantizing threshold powers and the traveling roundtrips are 0.3-0.4 mW and 8000-10,000, respectively. In application, the required information can be generated, and the information can be securely transmitted in the public link.     

Chaotic dynamics of active optical fiber ring resonator with optical injection

We experimentally obtain the route from period doubling to chaos in an active optical fiber ring resonator （AOFRR） with optical injection. The results show that the AOFRR is sensitive to external optical injection and demonstrate various dynamic characteristics. Meanwhile, the change of the injection strength can cause the output of the AOFRR to become periodic or chaotic. It can be confirmed that all the dynamic characteristics of the system are due to the interaction of the semiconductor laser with the erbium-doped fiber amplifier （EDFA）.     

Vertical input optical ring resonator with differential operation for optical sensor

A novel waveguide ring resonator optical sensor with two resonant wavelength channels is proposed for a refractive index measurement of a test sample placed on the sensor substrate and its performance characteristics are investigated analytically and numerically. The waveguide device consists of a ring resonator, a split-ring-shaped loop waveguide, and a vertical input/output grating coupler, in which the loop waveguide acts as an additional resonator and provides another output wavelength channel of the sensor. The differential detection between the two wavelength channels enables the highly sensitive detection with temperature compensation. A numerical simulation based on a finite difference time domain (FDTD) method shows that a precise index change detection with a resolution of 10⁻⁶ can be achieved using of the proposed device.     

Optimization of optical ring resonator devices for sensing applications

The Q-factor of an optical resonance device determines the width of its transmission resonances. For this reason, in sensing applications of optical resonators, it is commonly assumed that the Q-factor fully determines resonator sensitivity. Practically, the latter is not exactly correct. In this Letter, the parameters responsible for the sensitivity of resonance devices (i.e., the steepness and the sharpness of the transmission resonance) are analyzed. It is shown that, for given intrinsic losses of a single ring resonator sensor, the slope of the resonance is largest if its extinction ratio is 9.5 dB, while the resonance is sharpest if its extinction ratio is 6 dB. For a sensor consisting of several identical ring resonators coupled to a bus waveguide, the largest slope and sharpness parameters correspond to the extinction ratios of ~9 dB and ~4.5 dB, respectively. The determined optimum parameters can be achieved by tuning the coupling between the resonator rings and the waveguide.     

A spectacles-shaped optical fibre ring resonator with two couplers

A theoretical study of a novel spectacles-shaped optical fibre ring resonator with double couplers has been carried out. The circulating, transmitted and reflected output fields and intensities have been computed and presented as graphs. The characteristics, advantages and possible applications of this ring resonator are discussed.     

Optical fiber ring resonator characterization by optical time-domain reflectometry

A novel method for characterization of optical fiber resonators by an optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR) technique is reported. This easy-to-use technique yields accurate results for cavity lengths ranging from a few meters to several kilometers. A simple relationship is established between the round-trip cavity loss and the position where the OTDR signal is maximum. The value obtained for the round-trip cavity loss turns out to be quite insensitive to uncertainties in the determination of the OTDR maximum position.     

Resonance asymmetry phenomenon in waveguide-type optical ring resonator gyro

The intensity output of a silica waveguide ring resonator (WRR) was found to show an asymmetric resonance characteristic. To further analyze and better design the resonator micro optic gyro (RMOG) with a waveguide-type ring resonator, in-depth research of the characteristics of the resonance asymmetry is fully developed for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. Four possible sources of the resonance asymmetry are analyzed and their respective contributions are compared. These four error sources are differential normal mode losses in the coupler, the backscattering induced noises, the polarization fluctuations and the optical Kerr effect. The differential normal mode loss is suspected to be the major contributor to the observed resonance asymmetry in the fabricated silica WRR. Asymmetric resonance curve produces a large output bias error in the RMOG based on the phase modulation technique, which is related to the modulation frequency differences between the CW and CCW lightwaves. Theoretical analysis shows that replacing the reflector WRR with a transmitter one is helpful to eliminate the effect of the different normal mode losses in the coupler on the resonance asymmetry.     

垂直入射条件下金属环的谐振特性

本文研究垂直入射条件下水平极化和垂直极化时金属开口谐振环(split ring resonator, SRR)的电磁响应行为. 通过分析这两种情况下的透射系数、介电常数和磁导率, 发现垂直极化时, SRR可以产生电谐振实现负介电常数, 其频段远高于磁谐振频段; 水平极化时, SRR只能产生磁谐振实现负磁导率, 其频段与水平入射时的SRR的磁谐振频段相对应. 通过仿真对此进行了证明, 并对产生电谐振和磁谐振的原因进行了分析.     

Tunable optical filter based on Sagnac phase-shift using single optical ring resonator

In this paper, a single optical ring resonator connected to a Sagnac loop is used to demonstrate theoretically a novel narrow band optical filter response that is based on Sagnac phase-shift Δφ. The given filter structure permits the Sagnac rotation to control the filter response. It is shown that by changing the Sagnac rotation rate, we can tune the filter response for desired bandwidths. To increase the wavelength selectivity of the filter, the Sagnac phase-shift should be as small as possible that is limited by the loop length. For Δφ=0.1 rad, the obtained FWHM is 2.63 MHz for tuning loop length of 2 m. The simulation response agrees fairly with the recently reported experimental result.     

Generalized quantum key distribution via micro ring resonator for mobile telephone networks

We propose a novel system of quantum key generation via a micro ring resonator for mobile telephone network use, where the conversation messages can be secured by using a quantum code/decode (CODEC) technique incorporated in the public networks. The system consists of a set of micro ring devices incorporating a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI). The entangled photon with different time slots is generated via each micro ring device, which is connected to an MZI. In each micro ring device, the time delay and the Kerr nonlinearity effect are exploited for the qubit (quantum key) generation. At present, fabrication technology has been promising in that the quantum key can be implemented within the mobile telephone hand set and networks, and it has also shown the feasibility of using as perfect security telephone networks.     

Transient and steady state analysis of micro ring resonator array based photodetector in optical communication wavelength (linear and nonlinear operation)

Array of micro ring resonators based optical photodetectors is introduced and evaluated in this paper to operate in optical communication windows for broad band situation. In this work, we introduced an array of resonators to engineer the transfer function of the detector for broad band operation as well as very sharp edges. The electron and photon transport in the proposed structure is modeled based on rate equation and then transient and steady state behavior are extracted. Finally nonlinear operation added to the model and its effect on spectral behavior as well as transient operation is investigated.     

微型光波导陀螺中无源环形谐振器研究

光波导无源环形谐振器是微型光波导陀螺的核心敏感部件，其性能直接影响陀螺的极限分辨率和各误差项，是此种陀螺设计和制造中的关键。本文通过理论分析，对无源环形谐振器进行了深入的研究，提出了可行的光学系统设计，并结合现有先进的光学工艺，提出了加工与制造的方案。     

Modeling and analysis of quadruple optical ring resonator performance as optical filter using Vernier principle

Vernier principle based modeling and analysis of an optical ring resonator structure that includes four asymmetric rings are introduced in this paper to obtain very wide free spectral range (FSR). Delay line signal processing approach in Z-domain modeling is used for analysis of waveguide based novel quadruple optical ring resonator (QORR). Two QORR architectures made of SOI and SiN waveguides have been compared, which produce FSR of 343.4 THz 264.6 THz respectively. Apart from obtaining wider FSR and adequate suppression of spurious interstitial modes close to -30 dB, this work presents group delay and dispersion characteristics for QORR made of materials with different effective refractive indices.     

Design theory of high-Q optical ring resonator with asymmetric three-layered dielectrics

An optical ring resonator with asymmetric three-layered dielectrics is shown to have an anomalously highQ-factor compared with the conventional symmetric three-layered ring resonator by several orders of magnitude for suitably chosen parameters. A new leaky mode which can propagate on the asymmetric structure is found having an extremely small attenuation loss near the cut-off frequency of the guided mode, but which does not exist in the symmetric structure. Optimum values of the normalized frequency for a single-mode operation to suppress the undesired leaky modes are discussed. It is also shown that the size of the ring resonator using the asymmetric structure can be reduced considerably from that of the ordinary symmetric resonator.