TY - GEN
T1 - Nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer
AU - Miroshnichenko, Andrey E.
AU - Xu, Yi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We consider nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer in which supports the nonlinear Fano resonances. Based on the introduced figure of merit, we demonstrate that the nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer could enhance the nonlinear response up to two orders of magnitude and produce the nearly perfect dynamical bistable response compared to standard Fano resonance geometry. The enhanced resonance excitation in the nonlinear Fano defect and the step-function like linear transmission suggest that the Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer could be a suitable candidate involving in nonlinear manipulation of the Fano resonance. We confirm the significant enhancement of the nonlinear sensitivity both in stationary and dynamic manners. We further suggest a nonlinear photonic crystal circuit as one of the possibilities to realize our results.
AB - We consider nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer in which supports the nonlinear Fano resonances. Based on the introduced figure of merit, we demonstrate that the nonlinear Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer could enhance the nonlinear response up to two orders of magnitude and produce the nearly perfect dynamical bistable response compared to standard Fano resonance geometry. The enhanced resonance excitation in the nonlinear Fano defect and the step-function like linear transmission suggest that the Mach-Zehnder-Fano interferometer could be a suitable candidate involving in nonlinear manipulation of the Fano resonance. We confirm the significant enhancement of the nonlinear sensitivity both in stationary and dynamic manners. We further suggest a nonlinear photonic crystal circuit as one of the possibilities to realize our results.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862926604&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/NLP.2011.6102666
DO - 10.1109/NLP.2011.6102666
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781457704796
T3 - Workshop Proceedings - International Workshop on Nonlinear Photonics, NLP 2011
BT - Workshop Proceedings - International Workshop on Nonlinear Photonics, NLP 2011
T2 - 2011 International Workshop on Nonlinear Photonics, NLP 2011
Y2 - 6 September 2011 through 8 September 2011
ER -