Title :
Nonlinear phase shift of photonic microcavity arrays
Author :
Blair, Steve ; Liu, Yanbing ; Yellampalle, B. ; Wagner, Karl
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. Periodic arrays of photonic microcavities can facilitate significant enhancements of the nonlinear sensitivity over bulk materials. These enhancement occur for very short lengths. Preliminary experimental results are encouraging.
Keywords :
microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical arrays; photonic crystals; sensitivity; microcavities; nonlinear phase shift; nonlinear sensitivity; periodic arrays; photonic microcavities; photonic microcavity array structures; very short lengths; Microcavities; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Phased arrays; Resonance; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033896
