Resonant waveguide-grating switching device with nonlinear optical material

被引:30
作者
Boye, RR [1 ]
Ziolkowski, RW
Kostuk, RK
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Ctr Opt Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Univ Arizona, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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D O I
10.1364/AO.38.005181
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The design and analysis of a dielectric guided-mode resonance filter (GMRF) utilizing a nonlinear material for the waveguide is presented. Small changes to the parameters of a GMRF have a large impact on its resonance. A nonlinear material can provide a small change in the refractive index of the waveguide, altering the resonance of the device and resulting in modulation of the transmitted and reflected output of the filter. Numerical results show that nonlinear switching from 100% transmission to 100% reflection can be accomplished with less than 100 kW/cm(2) using a simple design. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: 230.0230, 050.1950, 130.3120, 190.4360, 230.3990, 260.5740.
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页码:5181 / 5185
页数:5
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