• Frontiers of Optoelectronics
  • Vol. 9, Issue 3, 399 (2016)
Ting YANG, Shasha LIAO, Li LIU, and Jianji DONG*
Author Affiliations
  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s12200-016-0571-x Cite this Article
    Ting YANG, Shasha LIAO, Li LIU, Jianji DONG. Large-range tunable fractional-order differentiator based on cascaded microring resonators[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2016, 9(3): 399 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate an all-optical continuously tunable fractional-order differentiator using on-chip cascaded electrically tuned microring resonators (MRRs). By changing the voltage applied on a MRR, the phase shift at the resonance frequency of the MRR varies, which can be used to implement tunable fractional-order differentiator. Hence fractional-order differentiator with a larger tunable range can be obtained by cascading more MRR units on a single chip. In the experiment, we applied two direct current voltage sources on two cascaded MRRs respectively, and a tunable order range of 0.57 to 2 have been demonstrated with Gaussian pulse injection, which is the largest tuning range to our knowledge.
    Ting YANG, Shasha LIAO, Li LIU, Jianji DONG. Large-range tunable fractional-order differentiator based on cascaded microring resonators[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2016, 9(3): 399
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