Self-pulsation and excitability mechanism in silicon-on-insulator microrings

In this paper, we demonstrate excitability in a silicon-on-insulator microring. Neglecting the fast light dynamics simplifies the calculation of the excitability onset. Excitable microrings will be useful as a basic building block in all-optical neural networks.

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Main Authors: Van Vaerenbergh, T., Fiers, M., Mechet, P., Spuesens, T., Kumar, R., Morthier, G., Vandoorne, K., Schneider, B., Schrauwen, B., Dambre, J., Bienstman, P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
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Summary:In this paper, we demonstrate excitability in a silicon-on-insulator microring. Neglecting the fast light dynamics simplifies the calculation of the excitability onset. Excitable microrings will be useful as a basic building block in all-optical neural networks.
ISSN:2162-108X
2162-1098
DOI:10.1364/ACP.2012.ATh4B.5