Title :
Slow light devices in III–V photonic crystals: state of the art and open issues
Author :
Combrie, S. ; Colman, P. ; Lehoucq, G. ; Xavier, S. ; De Rossi, A.
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Palaiseau, France
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
Abstract :
We review the properties of photonic crystals in III-V materials from the prospective of light-matter interaction enhanced by “slow-light”. We discuss some key functions, namely the generation of a time delay and the nonlinear conversion. Compared to optical fibers, the typical scales, dispersion and nonlinear lengths are reduced to the mm range, thereby opening the possibility of on-chip all optical processing. That has been enabled by the minimisation of linear and nonlinear losses.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; optical delay lines; optical dispersion; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; slow light; III-V photonic crystals; light-matter interaction; nonlinear conversion; nonlinear lengths; on-chip all optical processing; optical wavelength conversion; slow light devices; time delay; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Photonics; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
