Title :
Slow light enhancement of nonlinear effects in photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Santagiustina, M. ; Someda, C.G. ; Vadalà, G. ; De Rossi, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. di Padova, Padova, Italy
Abstract :
The nonlinear effective coefficients of self-, cross-phase modulation and four-wave mixing are rigorously derived for photonic crystal waveguides. The enhancement of nonlinearities in the regime of slow light is determined.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical modulation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; cross-phase modulation; four-wave mixing; nonlinear effective coefficients; nonlinear effects; photonic crystal waveguides; slow light enhancement; Indexes; Mathematical model; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621511
