High-Q Microresonators: Characterization Method and Application to Amplifying Optical Delay Lines

Stephane Trebaol (1) , Yannick Dumeige (1) , Patrice Féron (1)

1 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON

We present ringing phenomenon in coupled resonators and in high-Q amplifying whispering gallery mode resonators. This effect can be used to measure the gain and the group delay of optical integrated delay lines.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Stephane Trebaol, Yannick Dumeige, Patrice Féron. High-Q Microresonators: Characterization Method and Application to Amplifying Optical Delay Lines. Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics 2010 (IPR 2010), Jul 2010, Monterey, United States. pp.IME4, ⟨10.1364/IPRSN.2010.IME4⟩. ⟨hal-00578580⟩