Title :
Role of carrier diffusion and recombination in photonic crystal nanocavity optical switches
Author :
Tanabe, Takasumi ; Taniyama, Hideaki ; Notomi, Masaya
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
We studied the spatio-temporal behavior of the carriers in photonic crystal nanocavities and showed that diffusion enables fast switching, which is the advantage of nanocavity switches over other larger optical switches.
Keywords :
optical switches; photonic crystals; spatiotemporal phenomena; surface recombination; carrier diffusion; carrier recombination; carrier spatio-temporal behavior; fast switching; photonic crystal nanocavity optical switches; Equations; Nanoscale devices; Optical devices; Optical surface waves; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Resonance; Silicon; Spontaneous emission; (130.4815) Optical switching devices; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
