Efficient Design of Coupled Microcavities at Optical Frequencies

Abstract

Simple and efficient approaches for filter design at optical frequencies using a large number of coupled microcavities are proposed. The design problem is formulated as an optimization problem with a unique global solution. Various efficient filter designs are obtained at both the drop and through ports. Our approaches are illustrated through a number of examples.

Keywords

• microcavities
• ring resonators
• optical filters
• convex optimization