• DocumentCode
    2576790
  • Title

    All optical switching in silicon-on-insulator photonic wire nano-cavities

  • Author

    Belotti, M. ; Galli, M. ; Gerace, D. ; Andreani, L.C. ; Zain, A. R Md ; Johnson, N.P. ; Sorel, M. ; De La Rue, R.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Fis. "A. Volta", Univ. degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    12-14 Jan. 2009
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    All-optical switching with a very low power is demonstrated on photonic crystal wire nanocavities on silicon-on-insulator with large quality factors and high transmission in the telecom range.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; microcavities; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical fibre communication; photonic crystals; photonic switching systems; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; optical switching; photonic crystal wire nanocavity; quality factor; silicon-on-insulator; telecom transmission range; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon on insulator technology; Wire; optical switching; photonic crystals; waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
  • Conference_Location
    Innsbruck
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2610-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2611-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771639
  • Filename
    4771639