Title :
Low-Power Photonic Crystal All-Optical Switching
Author :
Hu, Xiaoyong ; Jiang, Ping ; Ding, Chengyuan ; Yang, Hong ; Gong, Qihuang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Peking Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
An all-optical switching is realized in a nonlinear photonic crystal made of polystyrene doped with nonlinear optical dye IR140. The operating energy is as low as 0.5 nJ and the response time is about 1 ps.
Keywords :
dyes; nonlinear optics; optical polymers; optical switches; photonic crystals; all-optical switching; low-power nonlinear photonic crystal; operating energy; optical dye IR140; polystyrene; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical network units; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391232
