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Slotted microcavity ring resonators for optical storage applications

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In this paper, slotted microcavity ring resonators based optical storage devices are proposed and analyzed by means of multiresolution time domain technique. The effect of the structure geometrical parameters on the coupling efficiency, normalized transmission spectra and quality factor has been thoroughly investigated and compared to that of the conventional no-slot microring resonator. The suggested slotted configurations increase the quality factor at a fixed gap size between the central ring and input/output waveguides. In addition, the desired compromise between the coupling efficiency and resonance effect inside the ring can be achieved by mere optimization of the slot geometrical characteristics.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Azzaytuna, Tarhuna, Libya

    Nabeil A. Abujnah

  2. Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK

    R. Letizia

  3. Department of Mathematics and Engineering Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed

  4. Centre for Photonics and Smart Materials, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Sheikh Zayed District, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt

    Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed & S. S. A. Obayya

  5. Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

    Maher Abdelrazzak

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Abujnah, N.A., Letizia, R., Hameed, M.F.O. et al. Slotted microcavity ring resonators for optical storage applications. Opt Quant Electron 45, 503–515 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-013-9666-4

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