Title :
Photonic crystal heterostructures with controllable active layers
Author :
Kononenko, Valerii K. ; Ushakov, Dmitrii V. ; Smirnov, Andrei G.
Author_Institution :
Stepanov Inst. of Phys., Acad. of Sci., Minsk, Belarus
fDate :
29 June-3 July 2003
Abstract :
Properties of one-dimensional photonic crystal heterostructures having a photonic band gap in the near infra-red spectrum are examined and photonic crystals with n-i-p-i superlattices are designed for information technologies. For the first time, the availability of n-i-p-i crystals in photonic band gap heterostructures is considered and different configurations of microcavities are described. Optical properties and output characteristics of the photonic crystals in the GaAs-AlGaAs and GaAs-GaInP systems are determined and possible applications for optical switchers, filters, single-mode laser sources, and amplifiers are discussed.
Keywords :
laser modes; microcavity lasers; optical filters; optical switches; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor superlattices; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs systems; GaAs-GaInP; GaAs-GaInP systems; controllable active layers; laser amplifiers; microcavities; n-i-p-i crystals; n-i-p-i superlattices; near infra-red spectrum; one-dimensional photonic crystal heterostructures; optical filters; optical switchers; photonic band gap; photonic band gap heterostructures; photonic crystal heterostructures; single-mode laser sources; Information technology; Infrared spectra; Microcavities; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical superlattices; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2003. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7816-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264625
