Low-threshold bistability in nonlinear microring tower resonator

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 25509-25518

  Shafiei, Mehdi ^a   Khanzadeh, Mohammad ^a  

^a VALI E ASR UNIVERSITY OF RAFSANJAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; RESONATORS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BI-STABILITY; COUPLED MODE THEORY; COUPLING EFFICIENCY; DEFECT MODE; KERR NONLINEARITY; LINEAR REGIME; LOW THRESHOLDS; MICRORING RESONATOR; MICRORINGS; NONLINEAR DEFECTS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; QUALITY FACTORS; SWITCHING POWER; UNIQUE FEATURES;

TOWERS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL DEVICES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 78650071651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.025509     Document Type: Article

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