DocumentCode
2576768
Title
Enhancement of nonlinearity in nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonators for all-optical switching
Author
Tameh, T. Ahmadi ; Isfahani, B. Memarzadeh ; Javan, A. R Maleki ; Granpayeh, N.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Electr. Eng., K.N. Toosi Univ. of Technol., Tehran
fYear
2009
fDate
12-14 Jan. 2009
Firstpage
26
Lastpage
27
Abstract
In this paper three different structures of all optical switches based on nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonators are proposed and compared. The procedure of enhancement of nonlinearity is shown and the optimal structure is proposed.
Keywords
micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; microswitches; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical resonators; optical switches; optical waveguide components; photonic crystals; all-optical switching; microring resonator; nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonator; nonlinearity enhancement; photonic crystal waveguide; Communication switching; Dielectric losses; Mirrors; Optical propagation; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Resonant frequency; Structural rods;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2611-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771637
Filename
4771637
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