Title :
All-optical switching in photonic structures with liquid-crystal defects
Author :
Miroshnichenko, Andrey E. ; Pinkevych, Igor ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre & Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We show that tunable nonlinearity of nematics can be employed for all-optical operations in photonic structures. We show numerically that the light-induced Freedericksz transition can lead to sharp switching and diode operation.
Keywords :
nematic liquid crystals; optical switches; photonic crystals; all optical switching; light induced Freedericksz transition; liquid crystal defects; nematics; photonic structures; sharp switching; tunable nonlinearity; Diodes; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; (190.4420) Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in; (190.5940) Self-action effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628506
