Abstract
We have demonstrated all-optical bistable switching operation of resonant-tunnelling devices with ultra-small high-Q Si photonic-crystal nanocavities. Due to their high Q/V ratio, the switching energy is extremely small in comparison with that of conventional devices using the same optical nonlinear mechanism. We also show that they exhibit all-optical-transistor action by using two resonant modes. These ultrasmall unique nonlinear bistable devices have potentials to function as various signal processing functions in photonic-crystal-based optical-circuits.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2678-2687 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Optical bistable switching action of Si high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavities. / Notomi, Masaya; Shinya, Akihiko; Mitsugi, Satoshi; Kira, Goh; Kuramochi, Eiichi; Tanabe, Takasumi.
In: Optics Express, Vol. 13, No. 7, 2005, p. 2678-2687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Optical bistable switching action of Si high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavities
AU - Notomi, Masaya
AU - Shinya, Akihiko
AU - Mitsugi, Satoshi
AU - Kira, Goh
AU - Kuramochi, Eiichi
AU - Tanabe, Takasumi
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - We have demonstrated all-optical bistable switching operation of resonant-tunnelling devices with ultra-small high-Q Si photonic-crystal nanocavities. Due to their high Q/V ratio, the switching energy is extremely small in comparison with that of conventional devices using the same optical nonlinear mechanism. We also show that they exhibit all-optical-transistor action by using two resonant modes. These ultrasmall unique nonlinear bistable devices have potentials to function as various signal processing functions in photonic-crystal-based optical-circuits.
AB - We have demonstrated all-optical bistable switching operation of resonant-tunnelling devices with ultra-small high-Q Si photonic-crystal nanocavities. Due to their high Q/V ratio, the switching energy is extremely small in comparison with that of conventional devices using the same optical nonlinear mechanism. We also show that they exhibit all-optical-transistor action by using two resonant modes. These ultrasmall unique nonlinear bistable devices have potentials to function as various signal processing functions in photonic-crystal-based optical-circuits.
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