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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771639
