Nonlinear phenomena occurring in an optical fiber ring resonator featuring ultrahigh Q factor are experimentally studied. The laser is locked onto the resonator, and the optical power induced in the resonator is controlled. The onset of the first stimulated Brillouin scattering wave occurs at an optical input power as low as -9 dBm in these resonators. When the resonator is used as the frequenc...

III. Preliminary results 5 IIIa. Three-mirror quasi-optical passive compressor 6 IIIb. Optimization of the three-mirror passive compressor parameters 7 IIIc. Prototype of a passive compressor with a three-mirror resonator 10 IIId. Four-mirror quasi-optical passive compressor 14 IIIe. Prototype of a passive compressor with a four mirror resonator 15 IIIf. Diffraction gratings as active elements ...

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 high-sensitivity detection method for optical power fluctuations is demonstrated based on photodetection in reflection of an optical resonator with a specific impedance matching. That resonator is used to reduce the carrier power reflected by the resonator while preserving the power fluctuation sidebands for frequencies above the resonator bandwidth. A sensitivity of 7 x 10(-10) Hz(-1/2) for ...

We demonstrate a fundamental limitation in the force enhancement in simple waveguide-resonator geometry. We also show that the all-optical analog to electromagnetically induced transparency, as observed in a waveguideresonator geometry, can be used to drastically enhance waveguide-resonator optical force, significantly beyond what one can achieve in principle in conventional waveguide-resonator...

In this review paper we showcase recent activities on silicon photonics science and technology research in Hong Kong regarding two important topical areas — microresonator devices and optical nonlinearities. Our work on silicon microresonator filters, switches and modulators have shown promise for the nascent development of on-chip optoelectronic signal processing systems, while our studies on ...

We propose a compact 1-μm-radius microring resonator sensor based on a hybrid plasmonic waveguide on a silicon-on-insulator substrate. The hybrid waveguide is composed of a metal-gap-silicon structure, where the optical energy is greatly enhanced in the narrow gap. We use the finite element method to numerically analyze the device optical characteristics as a biochemical sensor. As the optical ...

We demonstrate a compact resonator-based integrated optical sensor for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with high resolution. On-chip reference is employed to compensate for environmental effects and laser instabilities to achieve high accuracy. OCIS codes: (280.4788) Optical sensing and sensors; (140.4780) Optical resonator