Frontiers in Optics

Nanosecond Tunable Optical Delay using Silicon Cavities

Ali W. Elshaari, Stefan F. Preble

Published Jan 1, 2009• 2 citations

Abstract

We present a tunable delay element that is inherently insensitive to free-carrier loss and achieves up to nanosecond delays even when tuned slowly. This will enable electrically tunable buffers on a silicon chip.

DOI: 10.1364/fio.2009.fml3

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