• DocumentCode
    2241807
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571697