TY - GEN
T1 - All-optical bistability in photonic crystal resonators based on InGaAsP quantum-wells
AU - Kim, Myung Ki
AU - Hwang, In Kag
AU - Lee, Yong Hee
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We demonstrate extremely low-power all-optical bistability by using photonic crystal linear resonators based on InGaAsP quantum-wells. Since the photonic crystal cavity has a high quality-factor and a small mode-volume, the photon density in the cavity is extremely high, which makes it possible to reduce the bistable power. The measured minimum bistable threshold power was 37μW by using a fiber coupling technique, and the estimated nonlinear refractive index (n2) was -6.84 × 10-14 m 2/W at a wavelength of 1610.8nm which is near the resonant wavelength of quantum-well. The low-power optical bistable operations in a single photonic crystal cavity open the possibility of integrated optical devices such as an all-optical memory and switch, based on photonic crystals
AB - We demonstrate extremely low-power all-optical bistability by using photonic crystal linear resonators based on InGaAsP quantum-wells. Since the photonic crystal cavity has a high quality-factor and a small mode-volume, the photon density in the cavity is extremely high, which makes it possible to reduce the bistable power. The measured minimum bistable threshold power was 37μW by using a fiber coupling technique, and the estimated nonlinear refractive index (n2) was -6.84 × 10-14 m 2/W at a wavelength of 1610.8nm which is near the resonant wavelength of quantum-well. The low-power optical bistable operations in a single photonic crystal cavity open the possibility of integrated optical devices such as an all-optical memory and switch, based on photonic crystals
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U2 - 10.1109/LEOS.2006.278976
DO - 10.1109/LEOS.2006.278976
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:39049129225
SN - 0780395557
SN - 9780780395558
T3 - Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS
SP - 769
EP - 770
BT - 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, LEOS
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, LEOS
Y2 - 29 October 2006 through 2 November 2006
ER -