TY - JOUR
T1 - Bistability suppression and low threshold switching using frozen light at a degenerate band edge waveguide
AU - Gutman, Nadav
AU - Sukhorukov, Andrey A.
AU - Eilenberger, Falk
AU - Martijn De Sterke, C.
PY - 2012/11/19
Y1 - 2012/11/19
N2 - We predict that nonlinear waveguides which support frozen light associated with a degenerate photonic band edge, where the dispersion relation is locally quartic, exhibit a tunable, all-optical switching response. The thresholds for switching are orders-of-magnitude lower than at regular band edges. By adjusting the input condition, bistability can be eliminated, preventing switching hysteresis.
AB - We predict that nonlinear waveguides which support frozen light associated with a degenerate photonic band edge, where the dispersion relation is locally quartic, exhibit a tunable, all-optical switching response. The thresholds for switching are orders-of-magnitude lower than at regular band edges. By adjusting the input condition, bistability can be eliminated, preventing switching hysteresis.
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U2 - 10.1364/OE.20.027363
DO - 10.1364/OE.20.027363
M3 - Article
SN - 1094-4087
VL - 20
SP - 27363
EP - 27368
JO - Optics Express
JF - Optics Express
IS - 24
ER -