Title :
Ultra-fast all-optical switch and its nonlinear dynamical process
Author :
Liu, Ye ; Li, Zhi-Yuan ; Zhang, Dao-Zhong
Author_Institution :
Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
Nonlinear optical interaction in a nonlinear Kerr photonic crystal is considered theoretically. We find field enhancement at some wavelengths where the transmission ratio exceeds one. Then we explain some interesting phenomena on optical switching observed in our previous experiments.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light transmission; optical Kerr effect; optical switches; photonic crystals; field enhancement; nonlinear Kerr photonic crystal; nonlinear optical interaction; transmission ratio; ultrafast all-optical switch; Delay effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Photonic crystals; Physics; Probes; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410868
