Title :
Ultrafast re-routing of slow light in a nanophotonic directional coupler
Author :
Kampfrath, Tobias ; Beggs, Daryl M. ; White, Thomas P. ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; Kuipers, Laurens
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanophotonics, FOM Inst. AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
We demonstrate that we can switch the transmission of a directional coupler from one output port to another within a time as short as 3 ps with laser pulse energies of less than 10 pJ.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical directional couplers; optical switches; slow light; directional coupler; laser pulse energies; nanophotonics; slow light; transmission; ultrafast re-routing; Directional couplers; Slow light; (130.5296) Photonic crystal waveguides; (350.4238) Nanophotonics;
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
