Title :
Electro-optical control of the directional switching based on degenerate state splitting in photonic crystal
Author :
Malkova, Natalia ; Ning, Cun-Zheng
Author_Institution :
NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Abstract :
We study degenerate defect state splitting inside two-dimensional photonic crystal. Using group-theory analysis we determined perturbation potentials that split the degeneracy most efficiently. Application of the effect in optical switch waveguide devices is presented.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; electro-optical switches; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; degenerate state splitting; directional switching; electro-optical control; group-theory analysis; optical switch waveguide devices; perturbation potentials; photonic crystal; Dielectric constant; Lattices; Lighting control; NASA; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201948
