A Kac CROW Delay Line

TL;DR

This paper introduces a low-loss, dispersionless coupled resonator optical waveguide (CROW) delay line designed using the Kac matrix, which allows for easy impedance matching and improved performance.

Contribution

The novel use of the Kac matrix to design a dispersionless, low-loss CROW delay line with adjustable impedance matching capabilities.

Findings

Achieves low-loss delay with dispersionless properties.

Easily impedance-matched to input/output waveguides.

Demonstrates potential for integrated photonic delay lines.

Abstract

A low-loss CROW delay line with a weak inter-resonator coupling determined by the Kac matrix is dispersionless and can be easily impedance-matched by adjusting the coupling to the input/output waveguide.