Investigations on Photonic Crystal Based Band Gap Structures as All-Optical Network Switching Elements

Author

Pagaria, Jigyasa ; Janyani, Vijay

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Malaviya Nat. Inst. of Technol., Jaipur, India

fYear

2009

fDate

7-9 March 2009

Firstpage

276

Lastpage

280

Abstract

The properties of rod-type and hole-type 2-D photonic crystal structures are investigated in detail in order to characterize their parameters and suitability in all-optical switching applications and as miniature integrated optical components. The optimum material and structural parameters are reported for controlling the position and width of band gap in various configuration, and design guidelines are discussed.

Keywords

holey fibres; integrated optics; optical fibre networks; optical switches; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; telecommunication switching; all-optical network switching element; band gap position; band gap width; hole-type 2D photonic crystal structures; integrated optical components; rod-type 2D photonic crystal structures; structural parameters; All-optical networks; Communication switching; Frequency; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; TE and TM polarizations; bandgap; photonic crystals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Future Networks, 2009 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangkok

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3567-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICFN.2009.17

Filename

5189943