Title :
All-optical control of light using silicon nanophotonic devices
Author :
Preble, Stefan F. ; Almeida, Vilson R. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present experimental demonstration of fast all-optical switching on silicon using highly light-confining structures. The transmission of the structures can be modulated by up to 94% with switching times of less than 500 ps.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanostructured materials; optical control; optical materials; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical switches; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; all-optical switching; light control; light-confining resonant structures; optical modulation; silicon nanophotonic devices; High speed optical techniques; Lighting control; Nanoscale devices; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201697
