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
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6599954
