Title :
All-optical digital circuits using coupled resonator-waveguide system in 2D photonic crystal slab
Author :
Shinya, A. ; Mitsugi, S. ; Tanabe, T. ; Kuramochi, E. ; Kondo, S. ; Yokohama, I. ; Takara, H. ; Kawanishi, Satoki ; Kawanishi, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We report recent studies on the all-optical switching operation of a coupled resonator-waveguide system in a two-dimensional Si-based photonic crystal. We also discuss an optical sequential circuit for synchronizing a digital signal with the system´s clock.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical couplers; optical resonators; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; synchronisation; 2D photonic crystal slab; Si; all-optical digital circuits; all-optical switching; coupled resonator-waveguide system; optical sequential circuit; synchronization; Coupling circuits; Digital circuits; Laboratories; Lighting control; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Photonic crystals; Q factor; Slabs; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548005
