Title :
Scheme for in-plane pumping of a photonic crystal heterostructure cavity
Author :
Khorshidahmad, Amin ; Kirk, Andrew G.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC
Abstract :
Based on the concept of mode-gap confinement, we propose a cross-shaped heterostructure photonic crystal cavity incorporating an intersecting waveguide for direct in-plane pumping of the cavity via the mode of the crossing waveguide.
Keywords :
optical pumping; optical resonators; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; coupled resonator optical waveguide; cross-shaped cavity; in-plane pumping; intersecting waveguide; mode-gap confinement; photonic crystal heterostructure cavity; waveguide mode; Frequency conversion; Kirk field collapse effect; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Waveguide junctions;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688871
