Title :
Enhanced electro-optic tuning in lithium niobate photonic crystals: the role of slow light
Author :
Bernal, Maria-Pilar ; Roussey, Matthieu ; Amet, Julien ; Baida, Fadi I. ; Burr, Geoffrey W.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon
Abstract :
Experimental measurements, FDTD simulations, and effective susceptibilities are combined to show that the unexpectedly large electro-optic tunability found in lithium niobate photonic crystals can be quantitatively explained by the field-enhancement associated with slow light.
Keywords :
Pockels effect; finite difference time-domain analysis; lithium compounds; optical susceptibility; optical tuning; photonic crystals; FDTD simulations; LiNbO3; effective susceptibilities; enhanced electro-optic tuning; field enhancement; lithium niobate photonic crystals; slow light; Crystalline materials; Finite difference methods; Lithium niobate; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor materials; Slow light; Time domain analysis; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386613
