title: The nonlinear microring add-drop filter.
abstract: A new model is developed for the effects of the Kerr optical nonlinearity in a microring (racetrack) resonator coupled to input and output waveguides, which takes into account the nonlinearity in the couplers as well as the microring sections. It is shown how the nonlinear microring add-drop filter can be used as a self-adjusting all-optical beam splitter to extend the dynamic range of photodetectors and protect optoelectronic circuitry from high input powers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0407, USA.
authors.forename: Shayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mookherjea
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*