All-optical switching in silicon-on-insulator photonic wire nano-cavities

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作者
Belotti, Michele [1 ,2 ]
Galli, Matteo [1 ,2 ]
Gerace, Dario [1 ,2 ]
Andreani, Lucio Claudio [1 ,2 ]
Guizzetti, Giorgio [1 ,2 ]
Zain, Ahmad R. Md [3 ,4 ]
Johnson, Nigel P. [3 ]
Sorel, Marc [3 ]
De la Rue, Richard M. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis A Volta, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[2] Univ Pavia, UdR CNISM, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[3] Univ Glasgow, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Optoelect Res Grp, Glasgow G12 8LT, Lanark, Scotland
[4] Univ Bristol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Ctr Commun Res, Photon Res Grp, Bristol BS8 1TR, Avon, England
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2010年 / 18卷 / 02期
关键词
CRYSTAL NANOCAVITY; QUALITY-FACTOR; WAVE-GUIDES; MICROCAVITY; ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT;
D O I
10.1364/OE.18.001450
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on experimental demonstration of all-optical switching in a silicon-on-insulator photonic wire nanocavity operating at telecom wavelengths. The switching is performed with a control pulse energy as low as similar to 0.1 pJ on a cavity device that presents very high signal transmission, an ultra-high quality-factor, almost diffraction-limited modal volume and a footprint of only 5 mu m(2). High-speed modulation of the cavity mode is achieved by means of optical injection of free carriers using a nanosecond pulsed laser. Experimental results are interpreted by means of finite-difference time-domain simulations. The possibility of using this device as a logic gate is also demonstrated. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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页码:1450 / 1461
页数:12
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