title: Arbitrary optical waveform generation using 2D ring resonator arrays.
abstract: The direct temporal domain approach can be applied for arbitrary optical waveform generation using 2D ring resonator arrays (RRAs). To demonstrate the approach, we provide numerical examples which show the generation of two very different waveforms from the same input pulse. In particular, we consider a hyperbolic secant input pulse with 8 ps full width half maximum and generate (1) a 50 ps square-like waveform with 5 ps rising and falling times and a 40 ps flat-top as well as (2) a 60 ps triangular waveform with 30 ps rising and falling times, both with a 5x5 RRA. Simulations show that the generated waveforms are well-matched to their targets.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Lawrence R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Chen