Title :
Photonic crystals for communications: stopping light and miniaturized non-reciprocal devices
Author :
Fan, Shanhui ; Yanik, Mehmet Fatih ; Wang, Zheng ; Povinelle, Michelle ; Sandhu, Sunil
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We highlight some of the new possibilities of photonic crystal for optical communication applications, including stopping, storage, and time-reversal of light, as well as miniaturized non-reciprocal devices.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical communication; photonic crystals; quantum optics; light time-reversal; miniaturized nonreciprocal devices; optical communication; optical storage; photonic crystals; stopping light; Bandwidth; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical distortion; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215883
