This paper presents wavelength configurable on-chip solid-state ring lasers fabricated by a single-mask standard lithography. The single- and coupled-ring resonator hosts were fabricated on a fused-silica wafer and filled with 3,3'-Diethyloxacarbocyanine iodide (CY3), Rhodamine 6G (R6G), and 3,3'-Diethylthiadicarbocyanine iodide (CY5)-doped polymer as the reconfigurable gain media. The recorded...

A 4-channel multi-wavelength laser integrated on a silicon waveguide circuit is realized. Waveguide-coupled output powers of 2mW and a side mode suppression ratio of more than 45dB for all channels is realized. OCIS codes: (250.0250) Integrated optics; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits; (250.5960) Semiconductor lasers.

We present a computational approach, allowing for a self-consistent treatment of a split ring resonator (SRR) array with a gain layer underneath. We apply three different pumping schemes on the gain layer: (1) homogeneously pumped isotropic gain, (2) homogeneously pumped isotropic gain with a shadow cast by the SRR and (3) anisotropic gain pumped in a selected direction only. We show numericall...

The architecture of an all-tunable optical fiber ring resonator is described in detail in this paper. This architecture has been firstly modeled using an original CAD approach. The simulation results demonstrate a total control of both the absolute frequency and the free spectral range of the final optical resonance comb generated by the optical resonator. The different experimental setups used...

A novel squint-free ring resonator-based optical beam forming network (OBFN) for phased array antennas (PAA) is proposed. It is intended to provide broadband connectivity to airborne platforms via geostationary satellites. In this paper, we present the design of the OBFN and its control system. Our goal is to deliver large bandwidth Ku-band connectivity between antennas, mount conformal to the ...

This thesis presents the principles and a demonstration of optical ring resonator (ORR)-based broadband photonic beam former for phased array antennas. In Chapter 1 an introduction of RF photonics is given. The SMART and BPB projects are summarized, which are aimed for the development of ORR-based broadband photonic beam former for phased array antennas. In the SMART project the antenna is used...

A new simulator tool is described that can be used in the field of RF photonics. It has been developed on the basis of a broadband, continuously tunable optical beamformer system for phased array receive antennas. The application that is considered in this paper is airborne satellite reception of digital television. The simulator tool has been developed in LabVIEW. The simulation model comprise...