Title :
Dispersion characteristics of the nonlinear photonic crystal directional coupler
Author :
Maksymov, I.S. ; Marsal, L.F. ; Pallarés, J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Abstract :
We calculate the dispersion characteristics of the Kerr-like nonlinear photonic crystal directional coupler, which can be used as an all-optical switching device. A numerical tool based on a finite-difference time-domain method recently proposed is used. The results obtained show how the induced nonlinearity changes the dispersion characteristics.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; optical Kerr effect; optical directional couplers; optical dispersion; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; Kerr effect; all-optical switching device; directional coupler; dispersion characteristics; finite-difference time-domain method; nonlinear photonic crystal; oscillating dipole; Communication switching; Dielectric constant; Directional couplers; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Kerr effect; Lattices; Optical devices; Photonic crystals; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1505779
