Analysis of bistable switching threshold in one-dimensional photonic crystals

Meiping Jiang; Xiaoming Shen; Xingfang Jiang; Du Fang Shi

doi:10.1117/12.575490

11 February 2005 Analysis of bistable switching threshold in one-dimensional photonic crystals

Meiping Jiang, Xiaoming Shen, Xingfang Jiang, Du Fang Shi

Proceedings Volume 5625, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.575490
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

We study the optical bistable properties in one-dimensional photonic crystal with symmetric structure (AB)^N(D)^M(BA)^N, where A is high refractive index medium, B is low refractive index medium, D is defect layer, N is the number of layer periods at the left and right of the defect layer. M determines the thickness of the defect layer with Kerr medium. First, we analyze mechanisms producing bistability by the structure consisted of a nonlinear layer sandwiched between Bragg reflectors. Then by using the transfer matrix method, we calculate numerically the threshold value of the bistability switching in one-dimensional photonic crystals with structure (AB)^N(D)^M(BA)^N. The investigations show that the number of layer periods (N) and the thickness of the defect layer (M) influence the threshold value of the bistability switching. We confirm the parameter of the bistability switching to produce the lower threshold value.

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Meiping Jiang, Xiaoming Shen, Xingfang Jiang, and Du Fang Shi "Analysis of bistable switching threshold in one-dimensional photonic crystals", Proc. SPIE 5625, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems II, (11 February 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.575490

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