Low-power all-optical switching through frozen light at degenerate band edges

Nadav Gutman; Andrey A. Sukhorukov; Falk Eilenberger; C. Martijn De Sterke

Low-power all-optical switching through frozen light at degenerate band edges

Nadav Gutman^*, Andrey A. Sukhorukov, Falk Eilenberger, C. Martijn De Sterke

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We predict that nonlinear waveguides designed to support frozen light at degenerate band edges enable tunable bistable response and orders-of-magnitude lower all-optical switching threshold compared to conventional slow-light at regular band-edges.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012
Pages	JW4D.2
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012 - Colorado Springs, CO, United States Duration: 17 Jun 2012 → 20 Jun 2012

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Name	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012

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Conference	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Colorado Springs, CO
Period	17/06/12 → 20/06/12

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Gutman, N, Sukhorukov, AA, Eilenberger, F & Sterke, CMD 2013, Low-power all-optical switching through frozen light at degenerate band edges. in Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012. Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012, pp. JW4D.2, Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, 17/06/12.

Low-power all-optical switching through frozen light at degenerate band edges. / Gutman, Nadav; Sukhorukov, Andrey A.; Eilenberger, Falk et al.
Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012. 2013. p. JW4D.2 (Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides, BGPP 2012).

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