Title :
Slow-light enhanced self-phase modulation, three-photon absorption and free-carriers in photonic crystals: experiment and theory
Author :
Husko, C. ; Combrié, S. ; Tran, Q.V. ; Raineri, F. ; De Rossi, A. ; Wong, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Nanostruct. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimental results and analytical formulation of slow-light-enhanced self-phase modulation limited only by three-photon absorption. We present nonlinear figure-of-merits on three-photon-limited ultrafast switching, and critical intensities for free-carrier effects in photonic crystals.
Keywords :
Absorption; Communication switching; Crystalline materials; Nanostructures; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
