Nonlinearity enhancement in finite coupled-resonator slow-light waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3353-3366

  Chen, Yan ^a   Blair, Steve ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHASE SHIFT; PHOTONS;

COUPLED RESONATOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES (CROW); GROUP VELOCITY; NONLINEAR PHASE SHIFT RESPONSE; OPTICAL LOSS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 4644269467     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003353     Document Type: Article

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