Design of a photonic crystal optical limiter using nonlinear Kerr effect

Mohammad Danaie; Hassan Kaatuzian; Hossein Shokri Kojori

doi:10.1117/12.906311

28 October 2011 Design of a photonic crystal optical limiter using nonlinear Kerr effect

Mohammad Danaie, Hassan Kaatuzian, Hossein Shokri Kojori

Proceedings Volume 8205, 2011 International Conference on Photonics, 3D-Imaging, and Visualization; 82050W (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906311
Event: 2011 International Conference on Photonics, 3D-imaging, and Visualization, 2011, Guangzhou, China

Abstract

In this paper a nonlinear photonic crystal optical limiter structure for TE modes is proposed. The photonic crystal used for this purpose is a triangular lattice of holes in a GaAs substrate. Nonlinear Kerr effect is used to trigger the switching mechanism. A straight forward method for designing the limiter is hereby presented. Finite difference time domain (FDTD) and plane wave expansion (PWE) methods are used to analyze the structure. The nonlinear optical Kerr effect is n2 = 2.7x10^-9m ²/W and a switching power of 15W is obtained in this case. There is a 12dB contrast ratio between the ON and OFF states of the limiter.

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Mohammad Danaie, Hassan Kaatuzian, and Hossein Shokri Kojori "Design of a photonic crystal optical limiter using nonlinear Kerr effect", Proc. SPIE 8205, 2011 International Conference on Photonics, 3D-Imaging, and Visualization, 82050W (28 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906311

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