• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 57, Issue 9, 090701 (2020)
Meng Chen, Jing Li, Ruohu Zhang, Guohua Hu, and Binfeng Yun*
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  • Advanced Photonics Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP57.090701 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Meng Chen, Jing Li, Ruohu Zhang, Guohua Hu, Binfeng Yun. Fractional-Order Differentiator Using Silicon-Based Cascaded Dual Micro-Rings[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(9): 090701 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this study, a cascaded dual micro-ring resonator with the same radius is used to implement an n>1 order optical time-domain differentiator. The effects of differentiation accuracy, energy efficiency, and input signal on the differentiation results of the cascaded dual-ring differentiator were analyzed using the principle of minimum average deviation. In comparison with a single micro-ring, the average absolute deviation of differential waveform can be reduced from 5.67% to 0.67%. Within the range of 1<n<2 differential orders, the overall average absolute deviation of the differentiator does not exceed 2.3% and the cross-correlation coefficients are greater than 99%. The differential accuracy is improved, the input signal pulse width is less affected the defferentiation order of the cascaded dual micro-ring defferentiator, and the applicable input-signal pulse width range is larger. Simultaneously, by adjusting the coupling state of a loop in the cascade structure, the differentiation order of the differentiator can be changed to realize a tunable high-precision fractional differentiator.
    Meng Chen, Jing Li, Ruohu Zhang, Guohua Hu, Binfeng Yun. Fractional-Order Differentiator Using Silicon-Based Cascaded Dual Micro-Rings[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(9): 090701
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