Compact Optical Switches and Modulators Based on Dispersion Engineered Photonic Crystals

Compact Optical Switches and Modulators Based on Dispersion Engineered Photonic Crystals

We use slow-light photonic crystals to enhance optical switching and modulation in silicon. By using dispersion-engineered designs, a switch as short as 5 ¿m was achieved, in which we have demonstrated rerouting of optical pulses on a 3-ps time scale through the absorption of a femtosecond pulse. We...

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Main Authors: Liam O'Faolain, Daryl M. Beggs, Thomas P. White, Tobias Kampfrath, Kobus Kuipers, Thomas F. Krauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2010-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
Subjects:
Engineered photonic nanostructures
ultrafast nonlinear processes
nonlinear effects
slow light
silicon nanophotonics
photonic crystals
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5446361/

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