Dynamically tuned coupled-resonator delay lines can be nearly dispersion free

We investigate dispersion effects in dynamically tuned, coupled-resonator delay lines. Provided that the system is tuned to a zero-bandwidth state, a signal can be delayed indefinitely with almost no dispersion. We present a theoretical analysis of such a light-stopping system and verify the results using numerical simulations.     

Electro-optical tunable time delay and advance in a silicon feedback-microring resonator

We report the demonstration of electro-optical tunable time delay and advance using a silicon feedback-microring resonator integrated with p-i-n diodes. By controlling the feedback and round-trip phase shifts through the carrier-injection-based free-carrier dispersion effect, we obtain a large dynamic time tuning range (-88 ps to 110 ps) upon dc bias voltage change in the range of few tens of millivolts at a given resonance wavelength. We also demonstrate tunable time delay and advance at different resonance wavelengths within 0.76 nm wavelength range.     

DFB半导体激光器调谐动态波长特性研究

为了测量半导体激光器在电流调谐下的动态波长,提出了基于光纤延时自外差法的测量方案,阐述了测量原理,研究了拍频与动态波长的递推关系。应用该实验系统测量了分布反馈式半导体激光器调谐的动态波长特性,与由光谱仪测量的稳态波长特性比较。结果表明,动态波长与稳态波长随电流变化特性有着类似的非线性规律,在20~100 mA调谐范围内二者差异小于0.002 nm。此外,通过气体CO₂的两条吸收谱线与HITRAN谱库中标准吸收线位置比对,辨识出半导体激光器调谐的动态波长,该辨识出的动态波长值与由延时自外差法推算出的动态波长值比较,二者误差为1 pm,进而验证了该测量系统的可靠性。     

Experimental demonstration of two methods for controlling the group delay in a system with photonic-crystal resonators coupled to a waveguide

We measure the group delay in an on-chip photonic-crystal device with two resonators side coupled to a waveguide. We demonstrate that such a group delay can be controlled by tuning either the propagation phase of the waveguide or the frequency of the resonators.     

Flexible broadcasting and multicasting in 4λ × 10 Gb/s AOPR TWDM PON system

In this letter, we propose a new architecture of Time Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TWDM PON) system to support dynamic multi wavelength allocation (DMWA) in both upstream and downstream directions using an integrated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) with multi wavelength select continuous wave (CW) pump probe signal module. The significance of this architecture is the flexible routing function with the capability of multicasting and broadcasting between multiple optical line terminal (OLT) PON port with multiple optical distribution network (ODN) link using a new wavelength tuning free (WTF) OLT transmitter module to eliminate wavelength tuning delay in downstream signal utilizing multicasting Cross Gain Modulation (XGM) wavelength conversion. The experimental results show that 4λ × 10-Gb/s TWDM PON system can be used to connect 4096 users with the conventional fixed wavelength OLT transceivers with 36 dB link loss.     

P波段高温超导超宽带短截线滤波器设计与调谐方法研究

本文通过改进1/4波长短截线滤波器的结构,大幅减小了滤波器的尺寸.采用改进后的结构设计并制作了通带为250~480MHz的14节高温超导滤波器.在未经调谐的情况下,带内插损小于0.3dB,反射损耗大于10.9dB,带外抑制超过100dB,矩形系数达到1.3.为了实现更高的带内性能,本文提出了针对短截线型滤波器的调谐方法,调谐后滤波器的带内反射损耗改善了2.6dB,验证了本文提出的调谐方法的有效性.     

Tailored scaling: a possibility to improve the performance of ultra-wide continuously tunable photonic devices

We studied the effect of scaling the size of DBR-based micromechanical tunable vertical micro-cavity devices based on electro-mechanical model calculations. An investigation that results in a scaling in such a way that the end device replicates the same electro-mechanical tuning characteristic as the original is reported. A comprehensive FEM analysis based on the Mindlin plate theory shows a marked improvement in the tuning delay as well as the structural and performance stability by downscaling. The tuning delay decreased by 66%, and the resonant frequencies increased by 74% by scaling down by a factor of three. These coupled with the reduced peak amplitude of the transient response of the scaled down device point to an improved stability. PACS 85.85.+j; 46.70.De; 85.60.Bt; 02.70.Dh; 42.79.Ci;     

Optical beamforming networks employing phase modulation and direct detection

We propose a novel dispersion-based optical beamforming network scheme employing phase modulation and direct detection. Optical phase modulators have the advantages of simple-structure, low loss and absence of bias. Dispersion-induced phase-to-intensity conversion is utilized to facilitate direct detection. A structure of wideband dispersive device (WDD) cascaded with periodic dispersive device (PDD) is introduced to enhance the system flexibility, so that the delay adjustability and RF response can be properly designed respectively by choosing appropriate dispersions of the WDD and PDD. A concept-proof system with a wideband chirped fiber grating (CFG) as the WDD and two multiband CFGs (MCFG1 and MCFG2) as the PDD separately is built to demonstrate the basic idea. The delay tuning range is 0-1.8 ns with increment of 164.2 ps. The passband center is 30 GHz for MCFG1 and 20 GHz for MCFG2, and the fractional bandwidth is 51.8%. The shot-noise-limited spurious-free dynamic range is also analyzed and measured to be 105.7 dB ⋅ Hz^2/3 when the average photocurrent is 2.7 mA.     

光纤数据链路模拟器设计

为分析光纤制导导弹飞行中光纤信道变化情况,满足导弹动静态仿真需求,设计了一种能够模拟光纤数据链路传输损耗特性的装置。研究内容包括建立系统传输损耗的动态、静态模型。利用光模拟器实现导弹飞行中可能遇到的信道干扰、数据延迟、动态损耗等情况。实验结果表明,光信号干扰的变化范围达到-50 dBm～-40 dBm,光信号的传输延迟范围为16.65 s～99.9 s,模拟器动态损耗调整范围为0 dBm～50 dBm,可用于验证导弹光纤传输系统的性能。     

Tuning of group delay with stimulated Raman scattering-induced dispersion in gas-filled optical fiber

We report the first demonstration of group delay tuning with stimulated Raman scattering-induced dispersion in a hydrogen-filled hollow-core optical fiber. A pump laser induces a sharp refractive index change near the S_0(0)Raman transition of hydrogen molecules, enabling the control of the group velocity of signal pulses around the Stokes wavelength. Experiments with an 80-m-long hollow-core fiber filled with 2.5 bar hydrogen achieved continuous tuning of the pulse delay up to 1.42 ns by varying the Raman amplification from 0 to 10 dB. The tunable pulse delay is realized by changing the pump power as well as the hydrogen pressure. This work provides a new technique for controlling the pulse propagation in optical fibers with high flexibility.     

Extreme control of light in metamaterials: Complete and loss-free stopping of light

We present an overview of recent advances within the field of slow- and stopped-light in metamaterial and plasmonic waveguides. We start by elucidating the mechanisms by which these configurations can enable complete stopping of light. Decoherence mechanisms may destroy the zero-group-velocity condition for real-frequency/complex-wavevector modes, but we show that metamaterial and nanoplasmonic waveguides also support complex-frequency/real-wavevector modes that uphold the light-stopping condition. A further point of focus is how, by using gain, dissipative losses can be overcome in the slow- and stopped-light regimes. To this end, on the basis of full-wave finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations and analytic transfer-matrix calculations, we show that the incorporation of thin layers made of an active medium, placed adjacently to the core layer of a negative-refractive-index waveguide, can fully remove dissipative losses – in a slow- or stopped-light regime where the effective index of the guided lightwave remains negative.     

Tunable, narrow-band, grating-assisted microring reflectors

Tunable, grating-assisted ring resonator based optical mirrors are analyzed and their characteristics numerically evaluated. Mode number selection rules are presented to aid mirror optimization for high, narrow-band reflection and efficient sidelobe suppression. Data is presented on tuning sensitivity, on the effect of coupling on bandwidth and reflection coefficient, and on the influence of waveguide and grating loss on mirror performance. Group delay in the presence of loss and circuit parameter variations is also treated.     

Demonstration of 100 GHz electrically tunable liquid-crystal Bragg gratings for application in dynamic optical networks

We demonstrate liquid-crystal-based integrated optical devices with >140 GHz electrical tuning for potential applications in dynamic optical networks. Bragg wavelength tuning covering five 25 GHz wavelength-division multiplexing channel spacing has been achieved with 170 V (peak-to-peak) sinusoidal voltages applied across electropatterned indium tin oxide-covered glass electrodes placed 60 microm apart. This tunability range was limited only by the initial grating strength and supply voltage level. We also observed two distinct threshold behaviors that manifest during increase of supply voltage, resulting in a hysteresis in the tuning curve for both TE and TM input light.     

73-nm tuning of a double-clad Yb<Superscript>3+</Superscript>-doped fiber laser based on a hybrid array

We report on a wide wavelength tuning in a double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber laser. The laser cavity consists of an array of broadband high-reflection fiber Bragg gratings and a bulk grating as the output coupler and wavelength selection element. The proposed fiber laser configuration combines a low intracavity loss of the fiber Bragg grating mirrors with a wide wavelength tuning of the bulk gratings. We demonstrate a >70-nm wavelength tuning range, limited only by the available fiber Bragg gratings.     

Rapid ultrafine-tunable optical delay line at the 1.55-mum wavelength

A fast, ultrafine-tunable delay line at 1550 nm is demonstrated by use of acousto-optic pulse shaping. Delays of up to 30 ps can be achieved without any optical readjustment. The delay is linear to the rf center frequency applied to the acousto-optic modulator and is fully electronic. It takes only 3micros to switch between different time slots, irrespective of the time separation in the tuning range of 30 ps; for a smaller tuning range the tuning speed can be faster. The tuning resolution and range depend on the choice of system parameters. The pulse energy can be regulated by rf power.     

Dynamic characteristics in an external-cavity multi-quantum-well laser

This paper outlines our studies of bifurcation, quasi-periodic road to chaos and other dynamic characteristics in an external-cavity multi-quantum-well laser with delay optical feedback. The bistable state of the laser is predicted by finding theoretically that the gain shifts abruptly between two values due to the feedback. We make a linear stability analysis of the dynamic behavior of the laser. We predict the stability scenario by using the characteristic equation while we make an approximate analysis of the stability of the equilibrium point and discuss the quantitative criteria of bifurcation. We deduce a formula for the relaxation oscillation frequency and prove theoretically that this formula function relates to the loss of carriers transferring between well regime and barrier regime, the feedback level, the delayed time and the other intrinsic parameters. We demonstrate the dynamic distribution and double relaxation oscillation frequency abruptly changing in periodic states and find the multi-frequency characteristic in a chaotic state. We illustrate a road to chaos from a stable state to quasi-periodic states by increasing the feedback level. The effects of the transfers of carriers and the escaping of carriers on dynamic behavior are analyzed, showing that they are contrary to each other via the bifurcation diagram. Also,we show another road to chaos after bifurcation through changing the linewidth enhancement factor, the photon loss rate and the transfer rate of carriers.     

Comparison of efficiency of artificial neural networks for forecasting the geomagnetic activity index Dst

Using artificial neural networks (ANN), we study problems of forecasting the evolution of the geomagnetic D _st index on the basis of parameters of the solar-wind plasma and magnetic field obtained from the OMNI satellite system. Using this sample problem, we compare the neural network modifications with error backpropagation, such as classic network and feedback network. We analyze the efficiency of a feedback in the hidden layer of the Elman neural network which has a dynamic memory due to the time delay. The role of a delay in the input layer of a neural network is studied. It is shown that the forecasting efficiency increases significantly if a feedback in the hidden layer and the time delay in the input layer are used. The hidden-layer feedback and the input-layer time delay reproduce the time delay in the physical problem considered. Using thresholds in activation functions does not influence the ANN efficiency. The solar-wind parameters that have the strongest influence on the geomagnetic-storm formation are found. The influence of the number of hidden-layer neurons on the quality of forecasting the global disturbances in the near-Earth magnetic field is studied. It is pointed out that the networks with error backpropagation allow, after the relevant tuning and learning, fairly efficient forecasting of phenomena similar to geomagnetic storms several hours before a large-scale magnetospheric event. Pedagogical University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 385–394, May, 2000.     

Tunable pulse delay in an anisotropic metamaterial slab

We show that large and tunable pulse delays can be obtained at propagation through an anisotropic metamaterial slab. The pulse delay depends not only on frequency but also on the incident/propagation angle and polarization of the electromagnetic field, the last two parameters being much easier to tune than the frequency of the incident field. Although there is a trade-off between large pulse delay values and large tuning ranges, the pulse delay can be modified several times by changing the incidence angle. The results apply to a wide frequency range, from the visible to the THz spectrum.     

Human cochlear tuning estimates from stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions

Two objective measures of human cochlear tuning, using stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAE), have been proposed. One measure used SFOAE phase-gradient delay and the other two-tone suppression (2TS) tuning curves. Here, it is hypothesized that the two measures lead to different frequency functions in the same listener. Two experiments were conducted in ten young adult normal-hearing listeners in three frequency bands (1-2 kHz, 3-4 kHz and 5-6 kHz). Experiment 1 recorded SFOAE latency as a function of stimulus frequency, and experiment 2 recorded 2TS iso-input tuning curves. In both cases, the output was converted into a sharpness-of-tuning factor based on the equivalent rectangular bandwidth. In both experiments, sharpness-of-tuning curves were shown to be frequency dependent, yielding sharper relative tuning with increasing frequency. Only a weak frequency dependence of the sharpness-of-tuning curves was observed for experiment 2, consistent with objective and behavioural estimates from the literature. Most importantly, the absolute difference between the two tuning estimates was very large and statistically significant. It is argued that the 2TS estimates of cochlear tuning likely represents the underlying properties of the suppression mechanism, and not necessarily cochlear tuning. Thus the phase-gradient delay estimate is the most likely one to reflect cochlear tuning.     

Magnetostrictive Polarization Compensation on SOI Rib Waveguide

We proposed a novel application of magnetostriction for tuning differential -group- delay (DGD)and polarization- dependent-loss (PDL) of silicon- on -insulator waveguide. A magnetic-field induced change inPDL of over 4dB and a change in DGD by 1ps was demonstrated.