Title :
Design of an optically-controlled mode converter using optical force
Author :
Zhuoyu Li ; Sheng Luo ; Xuhui Li ; Jian Wang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt. & Electron. Inf., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
We design an optically-controlled mode converter using optical force. A deformable nanostring can be deflected by optical gradient force, changing the coupled mode in a multimode waveguide and enabling a mode converter.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical control; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; deformable nanostring; multimode waveguide; optical coupling; optical force; optical gradient force; optically-controlled mode converter design; Optical device fabrication; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
