Title :
An efficient all-optical gate based on photonic crystals cavities and applications
Author :
Combrie, S. ; Martin, Andrew ; Moille, G. ; Lehoucq, G. ; De Rossi, A. ; Reithmaier, J.-P. ; Bramerie, L. ; Gay, M.
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol. France, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
We use two coupled photonic crystal cavities to build an all-optical gate. The control and the modulated signal are separated spectrally by about 10 nm. This device was operated at a rate ranging from 1 to 10 GHz with maximum coupled average power of less than 1 mW in the control signal, which translates to about 100 fJ per control pulse.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical modulation; optical resonators; photonic crystals; all-optical gate; control pulse; control signal; coupled photonic crystal cavities; frequency 1 GHz to 10 GHz; maximum coupled average power; modulated signal; Cavity resonators; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Graz
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876693
