Title :
Optical Bistable Operations in AlGaAs-based Photonic Crystal Slab Microcavity
Author :
Tanaka, Y. ; Kawashima, H. ; Ikeda, N. ; Sugimoto, Y. ; Kuwatsuka, H. ; Hasama, T. ; Ishikawa, H.
Abstract :
We fabricated a microcavity on AlGaAs-based photonic crystal slab. Bistable responses of the resonant peak were achieved with input power less than 1 mW in optical communication band for future optical switch and memory applications.
Keywords :
Laboratories; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Slabs; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801253