Title :
All-optical bistable transistor in photonic crystals
Author :
Yanik, Mehmet Fatih ; Fan, Shanhui ; Soljacic, Marin ; Joannopoulos, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical switching in a nonlinear photonic crystal cross-waveguide geometry with instantaneous Kerr nonlinearity, in which the transmission of a signal is reversibly switched on and off by a low power control input.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; optical Kerr effect; optical bistability; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; phototransistors; Kerr nonlinearity; all-optical bistable transistor; all-optical switching; nonlinear photonic crystal cross-waveguide; photonic crystals; signal transmission; Finite difference methods; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Photonic crystals; Power generation; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251713
