Title :
Numerical investigation of photonic crystals and their role to reduce bistable behavior of nonlinear optical waveguide
Author_Institution :
Cefet-Ma, Sao Luis-Ma, Brazil
Abstract :
Here it is analyzed a new way to reduce critical power of bistable behavior in nonlinear optical waveguides, through using of two different geometries (circular and quadrangular) of photonic crystals (PC) embedded into waveguide.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical waveguide theory; photonic crystals; bistability reduction; circular geometry; nonlinear optical waveguide; photonic crystals; quadrangular geometry; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Refractive index; Bistability; nonlinearities; optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547956
