Thesis (M.App.Sc.) - Carleton University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-162). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-88).

Orientador: Newton Cesário Frateschi / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-28T23:46:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rezende_GuilhermeForniasMachadode_M.pdf: 3592220 bytes, checksum: e91127c5e777f7e4dfeeff9c5257f907 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Microrressonadores óticos são blocos fundamentais para a integração fotônica. A busca por transmissão de sinais cada vez mais rápidos (atualmente, em dezenas de Gbps) faz com que novos projetos de combinações topológicas entre microanéis sejam exigidos constantemente. Quando aplicados ao processamento de sinais fotônicos, as características de um microrressonador ¿ a saber, espaçamento espectral livre, fator de qualidade e finesse ¿ costumam funcionar como figuras de mérito para avaliar sua capacidade de processamento, filtragem e modulação. Uma estratégia para o aumento da densidade espectral de resposta de transmissão utilizada neste trabalho consiste em acoplar microanéis menores no interior de um maior, mantendo-se o tamanho compacto original do ressonador maior. Neste trabalho, elaboramos uma ferramenta de projeto objetivando prever e descrever as características espectrais deste tipo de dispositivo. Para tanto, foram utilizados o Método de Matriz de Espalhamento, a Teoria de Modos Acoplados e a generalização e sistematização da Regra de Mason para o Ganho de Grafos Direcionais. Nossa ferramenta permite compreender as diferentes combinações de caminhos óticos executados pela luz no interior das cavidades, resolve analiticamente o espectro de transmissão de microanéis acoplados e providencia uma análise da potência ótica no interior de cada cavidade, provendo uma comparação eficiente com os resultados da Teoria de Modos Acoplados. Comparando as previsões teóricas com medidas de caracterização de dispositivos fabricados, encontramos a necessidade de reformulação das ideias dos chamados modos escuros ¿ os quais não são excitados dependendo da forma na qual o sistema é bombeado ¿ para descrição destes sistemas fotônicos / Abstract: Microring resonators are building block for photonic integration. The demand for faster signal transfer (nowadays, in the orders of Gbps) constantly requires new designs of topological combinations between microrings. When applied to photonic signal processing, their characteristics of free spectral range, quality factor and finesse are used as figure of merit in order to evaluate their capacity of processing, filtering and modulation. A strategy for enhancing the spectral density of transmission response, used in this work, consists in coupling smaller microrings inside a bigger one, keeping the original compact size of the bigger resonator unchanged. In this work, we elaborated a design tool in order to predict and describe the behavior of spectral characteristics of this kind of device. For that purpose, it was used the Scattering Matrix Method, the Coupled Mode Theory and the generalization and systematization of Mason¿s Rule for the Gain of Directional Graphs. Our tool provides a full understanding of all combinations of optical path inside the cavities, solve analytically the transmission spectrum of the coupled microrings and provides an optical power analysis inside each cavity, implying an efficient comparison with the results of Coupled Mode Theory. By comparing theoretical predictions with the measurements of characterization of fabricated devices, we found the necessity of reformulation of the ideas of the so-called dark states ¿ those which are not excited depending the way the system is pumped ¿ for describing theses photonic systems / Mestrado / Física / Mestre em Física / 131434-6/2013 / CNPQ

Finite-Difference (FD) based complex modes solver and Complex Mode Matching Method (CMMM) is one of the most popular combinations in modeling and simulation of opti- cal waveguides. This thesis covers the basic theories behind the approaches and impor- tant implementation details. Weighted Optical Path Distance is proposed to speed up convergence and improve numerical accuracy to deal with asymmetric structures. An improved formula is derived for Complex Mode Matching Method expansion process based on matrix optimization. The latter part applies the above approach in the mod- eling of bending structures and grating structures. Typical structures, including bend- ing structures, straight-bend-straight structures, long-period gratings, gratings with de- posited layer, gratings with deep corrugations, are investigated and analyzed. / Thesis / Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE)

An investigation of the effect of the coupling value and the structural perturbation parameter is conducted on coupled systems. The analysis of a coupled pendulums system results in the analytical expression of the natural frequencies of the system. The response of the system for harmonic excitation and random input is developed. Two single Euler-Bemouilli beams coupled by a torsional spring constitute the multi degree of freedom extension of the study. Special care is given to show the variation of the natural frequencies \with the two parameters and modal overlapping is shown. The study of the response to harmonic excitation makes the localization phenomenon apparent. For the special case where one of the beam is excited by a rain-on-the roof load, the estimates of the amplitude for each beam and the power flow between the beams are analytically expressed. The power flow is proved to be concentrated around the natural frequencies, stronger for a tuned system and sensitive to the number of modes, especially v:hen modal overlapping occurs. A Monte Carlo simulation considering the perturbation parameter as a Gaussian random variable points out that the mean value of the power decreases rapidly with higher frequency. The power flow is also calculated using the theory of the Statistical Energy Analysis. / Master of Science

Thesis. 1977. Elec.E.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Includes bibliographical references. / Elec.E.

Thesis. 1975. B.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. / Includes bibliographical references. / B.S.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1979. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Includes bibliographical references. / by André Antoine Merab. / M.S.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING / Includes bibliographical references. / by Scott Roger Shepard. / M.S.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Peter Vickers Wright. / Ph.D.