Fabrication and characterization of photonic crystal slab waveguides and application to ultra-fast all-optical switching devices

Author

Asakawa, Kiyoshi

Author_Institution

Femtosecond Technol. Res. Assoc., Tsukuba, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

29 June-3 July 2003

Firstpage

193

Abstract

Current status of two-dimensional photonic crystal (2D-PC) slab waveguide technologies and application to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) has been reviewed. The emphasis is placed on our recent advancement on theoretical design, fabrication and characterization of the 2D-PC-based defect-waveguides such as straight, 60°-bend, coupled-cavity waveguides and directional coupler, essential for the PIC application. A research scenario and technical key issues for application to an ultra-fast and ultra-small symmetrical Mach-Zehnder (SMZ)-type all-optical switch are also addressed.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; photonic switching systems; reviews; 2D-PC-based defect-waveguides; 60 degree-bend; PIC application; coupled-cavity waveguides; design; directional coupler; fabrication; photonic crystal slab waveguides; photonic integrated circuit; two-dimensional photonic crystal slab waveguide; ultra-fast all-optical switching devices; ultra-fast ultra-small symmetrical Mach-Zehnder-type all-optical switch; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonic integrated circuits; Slabs; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2003. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7816-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264614

Filename

1264614