Title :
Large enhancement of optical nonlinearity using quantum dots embedded in a photonic crystal structure for all-optical switch applications
Author :
Nakamura, H. ; Kanamoto, K. ; Nakamura, Y. ; Ohkouchi, S. ; Ikeda, N. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Sugimoto, Y. ; Ishikawa, H. ; Asakawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Technol. Res. Assoc., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
The design of the operation-power reduction of a symmetric Mach-Zehnder switch is revealed under a realistic operation condition, based on the measured saturation intensity (Is) in an InAs QD and simple assumptions of power enhancement effect in a photonic crystal waveguide.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical saturation; optical switches; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; semiconductor quantum dots; InAs; InAs QD; all-optical switch applications; operation-power reduction; optical nonlinearity; photonic crystal structure; photonic crystal waveguide; power enhancement effect; quantum dots; symmetric Mach-Zehnder switch; Delay; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Photonic crystals; Pulse measurements; Quantum dots; US Department of Transportation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159531
