Title :
Nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer
Author :
Miroshnichenko, Andrey E. ; Xu, Yi
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We consider nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer in which supports the nonlinear Fano resonances. Based on the introduced figure of merit, we demonstrate that the nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer could enhance the nonlinear response up to two orders of magnitude and produce the nearly perfect dynamical bistable response compared to standard Fano resonance geometry. The enhanced resonance excitation in the nonlinear Fano defect and the step-function like linear transmission suggest that the Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer could be a suitable candidate involving in nonlinear manipulation of the Fano resonance. We confirm the significant enhancement of the nonlinear sensitivity both in stationary and dynamic manners. We further suggest a nonlinear photonic crystal circuit as one of the possibilities to realize our results.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; light transmission; optical bistability; photonic crystals; dynamical bistable response; linear transmission; nonlinear Fano defect; nonlinear Fano resonance excitation; nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer; nonlinear photonic crystal circuit; nonlinear sensitivity; Couplings; Mathematical model; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optimized production technology; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Photonics (NLP), 2011 International Workshop
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0477-2
DOI :
10.1109/NLP.2011.6102666