Disorder and localization in microresonator arrays

Shayan Mookherjea; Jung S. Park

doi:10.1117/12.812289

19 February 2009 Disorder and localization in microresonator arrays

Shayan Mookherjea, Jung S. Park

Proceedings Volume 7194, Laser Resonators and Beam Control XI; 71940S (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812289
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

An optical waveguide consisting of coupled identical resonators in a linear array can slow down the propagation of light and act as a delay line. However, such a slow-wave structure offers only a modest improvement in delay per unit length over a spool of optical fiber, as its performance rapidly degrades if the resonators or their spacing are not exactly identical. Here we show that the same degree of functionality can be achieved in a more compact and disorder-immune structure, formed by nesting one resonator inside another, and thereby folding the light path back onto itself.

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Shayan Mookherjea and Jung S. Park "Disorder and localization in microresonator arrays", Proc. SPIE 7194, Laser Resonators and Beam Control XI, 71940S (19 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812289

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