PMID- 20588682 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20100929 LR - 20181023 IS - 1094-4087 (Electronic) IS - 1094-4087 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 8 DP - 2010 Apr 12 TI - Coupled mode theory analysis of mode-splitting in coupled cavity system. PG - 8367-82 LID - 10.1364/OE.18.008367 [doi] AB - We analyze transmission characteristics of two coupled identical cavities, of either standing-wave (SW) or traveling-wave (TW) type, based on temporal coupled mode theory.Mode splitting is observed for both directly (cavity-cavity) and indirectly (cavity-waveguide-cavity) coupled cavity systems. The effects of direct and indirect couplings, if coexisting in one system, can offset each other such that no mode splitting occurs and the original single-cavity resonant frequency is retained. By tuning the configuration of the coupled cavity system, one can obtain different characteristics in transmission spectra, including splitting in transmission, zero transmission, Fano-type transmission, electromagnetically-induced-transparency (EIT)-like transmission, and electromagnetically-induced-absorption (EIA)-like transmission. It is also interesting to notice that a side-coupled SW cavity system performs similarly to an under-coupled TW cavity. The results are useful for the design of cavity-based devices for integration in nanophotonics. FAU - Li, Qiang AU - Li Q AD - Laboratory of Photonics and Microwave Engineering, School of Information and Communication Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Electrum 229, 164 40 Kista, Sweden. FAU - Wang, Tao AU - Wang T FAU - Su, Yikai AU - Su Y FAU - Yan, Min AU - Yan M FAU - Qiu, Min AU - Qiu M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Opt Express JT - Optics express JID - 101137103 EDAT- 2010/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2010/07/01 06:01 CRDT- 2010/07/01 06:00 PHST- 2010/07/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/07/01 06:01 [medline] AID - 197094 [pii] AID - 10.1364/OE.18.008367 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Opt Express. 2010 Apr 12;18(8):8367-82. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.008367.