• DocumentCode
    80916
  • Title

    High-Contrast All-Optical Controllable Switching and Routing in Nonlinear Photonic Crystals

  • Author

    Fasihi, Kiazand

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Golestan Univ., Gorgan, Iran
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Sept.15, 15 2014
  • Firstpage
    3126
  • Lastpage
    3131
  • Abstract
    We present a new high-contrast all-optical controllable switch and router, which is based on two cross-waveguide-based nonlinear photonic crystal switches and a T-branch waveguide. We show that by applying a proper state of control signals (a controlled switching mechanism), the input power can be routed to any of the two output ports. The operation of the proposed device is investigated through the use of analytical and numerical methods.
  • Keywords
    network routing; optical switches; optical waveguide theory; photonic crystals; T-branch waveguide; cross-waveguide-based nonlinear photonic crystal switches; high-contrast all-optical controllable switching; routing; Cavity resonators; Finite difference methods; Nonlinear optics; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; All-optical switches; T-branch waveguide; coupled-mode theory; finite-difference time-domain (FDTD); optical Kerr effect; photonic crystal; router;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2014.2334613
  • Filename
    6849424