Title :
Slow light in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Krauss, Thomas F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
Slow light photonic crystal waveguides can be dispersion-engineered with an unprecedented degree of control over the group index, propagation loss and injection efficiency. Ultrasmall optical switches and substantial enhancement of nonlinear effects are demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical losses; optical materials; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; dispersion-engineered photonic crystal waveguide; nonlinear effects; propagation loss; slow light; ultrasmall optical switches; Crystalline materials; Dispersion; Impedance matching; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Propagation losses; Slow light; (200.6715) Switching; (230.5298) Photonic crystals; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
