The application relates to the technical field of
chip integrated optoelectronic devices, in particular to a
chip integrated
optical buffer and a working method thereof. The
chip integrated
optical buffer comprises an optical
waveguide device for inputting and outputting optical signals; a micro-ring
resonant cavity capable of resonating at a specified resonant frequency; and an optical loop, which is located in two different directions of the micro-ring
resonant cavity and is coupled with the micro-ring
resonant cavity. The chip integrated
optical buffer and the working method thereof provided by the application realize the
optical switch function through the regulation of the resonant frequency of the micro-ring resonant cavity, realize
power exchange between the micro-ring resonant cavity and the optical loop by using the
mode coupling principle, the two do not contact, the micro-ring resonant cavity does not need to be directly connected into the optical loop, the influence of the
optical switch on the optical loop loss is greatly reduced, and the storage time of the chip integrated optical buffer is improved.