Linear and Nonlinear Localization of Light in Optical Slow-Wave Structures

Jacob B. Khurgin

Performance of the optical delay lines and nonlinear devices based on slow wave propagation in periodic photonic structures in the presence of higher order dispersion is analyzed and compared with the slow light schemes based on EIT..

Hamid Reza Hamedi

Iraj Sadegh Amiri, Abdolkarim Afroozeh, H. Ahmad

An optical fiber consists of a transparent core surrounded by a transparent cladding material with a lower refractive index. Fibers which can be used for many propagation paths or transverse modes are called Multi-Mode Fibers whereas those which can only support a single mode are called Single Mode Fiber. Optical solitons are localized as electromagnetic waves that propagate in nonlinear media resulting from a balance between nonlinearity and linear broadening due to dispersion and/or diffraction. Ring resonators are employed to generate signals used for optical communication applications, where they can be integrated in a single system. A PANDA ring resonator can be used to generate chaotic signals. Slow light refers to the control of the light velocity in a particular medium. Slow light techniques can be used for future optical communication systems, including optical buffering, data synchronization and optical memories.

V. M. Agranovich, V. E. Kravtsov

Andrea Ivano Melloni

The linear and nonlinear characteristics of waveguiding structures made of direct-coupled Fabry-Perot or ring resonators are investigated. It is shown that the slowing down of the optical propagation in these structures may be advantageously exploited to enhance wave interactions.

Pierre Meystre, Murray Sargent