Title :
Demonstration of a photonic crystal directional coupler switch with ultra short switching length
Author :
Sugisaka, Jun-Ichiro ; Yamamoto, Noritsugu ; Okano, Makoto ; Komori, Kazuhiro ; Itoh, Masahide
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., AIST, Tsukuba
Abstract :
We evaluated the effect of a flat band in photonic crystal directional coupler optical switch for shortening the switching length. And we experimentally demonstrated that the flat band shortened the switching length by 29 times.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical switches; photonic crystals; directional coupler optical switch; photonic crystal; ultra short switching length; Directional couplers; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Refractive index; Switches; Temperature; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (230.5298) Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
