• DocumentCode
    2928047
  • Title

    Nonlinear and adiabatic control of light in a photonic crystal chip

  • Author

    Notomi, Masaya ; Tanabe, Takasumi ; Kuramochi, Eiichi ; Shinya, Akihiko ; Taniyama, Hideaki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    14-16 Jan. 2008
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    Recent progress in ultrahigh-Q and ultrasmall cavities based on photonic-crystal slabs have impacts on various phenomena. We report our recent investigations of all-optical bistable switching/memory action toward all-optical logic, and novel adiabatic tuning phenomena (wavelength conversion, opto-mechanical energy conversion, and photon dynamic memory).
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical bistability; optical logic; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; slabs; adiabatic tuning; all-optical bistable memory; all-optical bistable switching; opto-mechanical energy conversion; photon dynamic memory; photonic-crystal slabs; ultrahigh-Q cavities; ultrasmall cavities; wavelength conversion; Lighting control; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical resonators; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Tuning; Wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
  • Conference_Location
    Sorrento
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1594-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1595-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444376
  • Filename
    4444376