Slow-light, band-edge waveguides for tunable time delays
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Slow-light, band-edge waveguides for tunable time delays.
We propose the use of slow-light, band-edge waveguides for compact, integrated, tunable optical time delays. We show that slow group velocities at the photonic band edge give rise to large changes in time delay for small changes in refractive index, thereby shrinking device size. Figures of merit are introduced to quantify the sensitivity, as well as the accompanying signal degradation due to d...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Optics Express
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1094-4087
DOI: 10.1364/opex.13.007145