• DocumentCode
    3053331
  • Title

    Improving nanocavity switching using Fano resonances in photonic crystal structures

  • Author

    Heuck, Mikkel ; Kristensen, Philip Trost ; Elesin, Yuriy ; Mork, Jesper

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a simple design for achieving Fano resonances in photonic crystal coupled waveguide-cavity structures. A coupled mode theory analysis shows an order of magnitude reduction in switching energy compared to conventional Lorentz resonances.
  • Keywords
    nanophotonics; optical couplers; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; Fano resonance; coupled mode theory analysis; magnitude reduction; nanocavity switching energy; optical design; photonic crystal coupled waveguide-cavity structure; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical switches; Photonic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6599954
  • Filename
    6599954