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Wavelength scale resonant structures for integrated photonic applications

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2013
Abstract/Description:
An approach to integrated frequency-comb filtering is presented, building from a background in photonic crystal cavity design and fabrication. Previous work in the development of quantum information processing devices through integrated photonic crystals consists of photonic band gap engineering and methods of on-chip photon transfer. This work leads directly to research into coupled-resonator optical waveguides which stands as a basis for the primary line of investigation. These coupled cavity systems offer the designer slow light propagation which increases photon lifetime, reduces size limitations toward on-chip integration, and offers enhanced light-matter interaction. A unique resonant structure explained by various numerical models enables comb-like resonant clusters in systems that otherwise have no such regular resonant landscape (e.g. photonic crystal cavities). Through design, simulation, fabrication and test, the work presented here is a thorough validation for the future potential of coupled-resonator filters in frequency comb laser sources.
Title: Wavelength scale resonant structures for integrated photonic applications.
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Name(s): Weed, Matthew, Author
Schoenfeld, Winston, Committee Chair
Moharam, M., Committee Member
Likamwa, Patrick, Committee Member
Delfyett, Peter, Committee Member
Leuenberger, Michael, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2013
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: An approach to integrated frequency-comb filtering is presented, building from a background in photonic crystal cavity design and fabrication. Previous work in the development of quantum information processing devices through integrated photonic crystals consists of photonic band gap engineering and methods of on-chip photon transfer. This work leads directly to research into coupled-resonator optical waveguides which stands as a basis for the primary line of investigation. These coupled cavity systems offer the designer slow light propagation which increases photon lifetime, reduces size limitations toward on-chip integration, and offers enhanced light-matter interaction. A unique resonant structure explained by various numerical models enables comb-like resonant clusters in systems that otherwise have no such regular resonant landscape (e.g. photonic crystal cavities). Through design, simulation, fabrication and test, the work presented here is a thorough validation for the future potential of coupled-resonator filters in frequency comb laser sources.
Identifier: CFE0004957 (IID), ucf:49568 (fedora)
Note(s): 2013-08-01
Ph.D.
Optics and Photonics, Optics and Photonics
Doctoral
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Subject(s): Coupled-resonator optical waveguides -- integrated photonics -- frequency combs
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004957
Restrictions on Access: public 2013-08-15
Host Institution: UCF

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