Title :
Enhancement of the nonlinear response in Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer
Author :
Xu, Yi ; Miroshnichenko, Andrey E.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We demonstrate the enhancement of nonlinear response and bistable switching in the Mach-Zehnder interferometer with side coupled nonlinear defects. Such system is known to exhibit high-Q nonlinear Fano resonances. Based on the introduced figure of merit the enhancement up to two orders of magnitude can be achieved compared to standard geometries. We applied these results for photonic crystal platform which allow for enhanced optical bistable operation.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer; bistable switching; high-Q nonlinear Fano resonances; nonlinear response enhancement; optical bistable; photonic crystal platform; side coupled nonlinear defects; Couplings; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Mathematical model; Photonic crystals; Scattering; Shape; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193949
