• DocumentCode
    1680774
  • Title

    A non-Hermitian approach to non-linear switching dynamics in coupled cavity-waveguide systems

  • Author

    Heuck, Mikkel ; Kristensen, Philip Trøst ; Mørk, Jesper

  • Author_Institution
    DTU-Fotonik, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a non-Hermitian perturbation theory employing quasi-normal modes to investigate non-linear all-optical switching dynamics in a photonic crystal coupled cavity-waveguide system and compare with finite-difference-time-domain simulations.
  • Keywords
    optical couplers; optical switches; optical waveguides; perturbation theory; photonic crystals; coupled cavity-waveguide systems; nonHermitian approach; nonHermitian perturbation theory; nonlinear all-optical switching dynamics; photonic crystal; quasinormal modes; Cavity resonators; Finite difference methods; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical signal processing; Photonic crystals; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326686