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Ultra Low-Power All-Optical Switching

Optics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

Using analytical modeling and detailed numerical simulations, we investigate properties of hybrid systems of Photonic Crystal micro-cavities which incorporate a highly non-linear Ultra Slow Light medium. We demonstrate that such systems, while being miniature in size (order wavelength), and integrable, could enable ultra-fast non-linear all-optical switching at single photon energy levels.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0406001,
  title  = {Ultra Low-Power All-Optical Switching},
  author = {Marin Soljacic and Elefterios Lidorikis and J. D. Joannopoulos and Lene Vestergaard Hau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0406001},
  year   = {2009}
}

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13 pages, 3 figures