Title :
Enhancement of nonlinearity in nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonators for all-optical switching
Author :
Tameh, T. Ahmadi ; Isfahani, B. Memarzadeh ; Javan, A. R Maleki ; Granpayeh, N.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., K.N. Toosi Univ. of Technol., Tehran
Abstract :
In this paper three different structures of all optical switches based on nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonators are proposed and compared. The procedure of enhancement of nonlinearity is shown and the optimal structure is proposed.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; microswitches; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical resonators; optical switches; optical waveguide components; photonic crystals; all-optical switching; microring resonator; nonlinear photonic crystal ring resonator; nonlinearity enhancement; photonic crystal waveguide; Communication switching; Dielectric losses; Mirrors; Optical propagation; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Resonant frequency; Structural rods;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771637
