title: Optical bright and dark states in side-coupled resonator structures.
abstract: We analyze side-coupled standing-wave cavity structures consisting of Fabry-Perot and photonic crystal resonators coupled to two waveguides. We show that optical bright and dark states, analogous to those observed in coherent light-matter interactions, can exist in these systems. These structures may be useful for variable, switchable delay lines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics and Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 128-95, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chak
authors.forename: Joyce K S
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Amnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yariv