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Continuously-tunable slow and fast light using silicon microring add-drop filter with mutual mode coupling

Tao Wang, Fangfei Liu, Tong Ye, Ziyang Zhang, Jing Wang, Yue Tian, Min Qiu, Yikai Su

Published Jan 1, 2009• 4 citations

Abstract

Continuously-tunable slow and fast light is experimentally demonstrated using silicon microring add-drop filter with mutual mode coupling. Pulse delay and advancement can be achieved by thermal tuning at the drop port of the resonator.

DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2009.owc4

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