• DocumentCode
    2227294
  • Title

    Ultralow-power all-optical memory using photonic crystal nanocavities with novel buried heterostructure

  • Author

    Nozaki, K. ; Shinya, A. ; Matsuo, S. ; Sato, T. ; Kawaguchi, Y. ; Notomi, M.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate an all-optical memory based on photonic crystal nanocavities with novel buried heterostructure, which solves the heating problem and enhances the carrier confinement, enabling long memory-time operation with sub-μW power consumption.
  • Keywords
    nanophotonics; optical storage; photonic crystals; all-optical memory; buried heterostructure; carrier confinement; heating problem; memory-time operation; photonic crystal nanocavities; Cavity resonators; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical switches; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Random access memory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950117