Title :
Ultrafast nonlinear switching in a semiconductor two dimensional photonic crystal
Author :
Cojocaru, C. ; Raineri, Fabrice ; Monnier, Paul ; Levenson, Ariel ; Raj, Ranga ; Seassal, Christian ; Viktorovitch, P.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, CNRS, Marcoussis
Abstract :
We report ultrafast switching operation around 1.5 mum in a nonlinear 2D photonic crystal induced via resonant optical Kerr effect. We measure time responses faster than 10 ps
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical switches; photonic crystals; resonant optical Kerr effect; semiconductor two-dimensional photonic crystal; ultrafast nonlinear switching;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
