Title :
Polarization switching in a quasi-periodic nonlinear photonic crystal
Author :
Ganany-Padowicz, Ayelet ; Juwiler, Irit ; Gayer, Ofer ; Bahabad, Alon ; Arie, Ady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Tel-Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical intensity-dependent polarization switching, based on double phase-matched cascaded processes in a quadratic nonlinear photonic quasi-crystal. The efficiency is significantly better than that of devices based on cascaded cubic nonlinearities.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical switches; photonic crystals; all-optical intensity-dependent polarization switching; double phase-matched cascaded process; quasiperiodic nonlinear photonic crystal; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Photonic crystals; Temperature; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, Devices; (230.1150) All-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
