Ultralow-power all-optical switching
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چکیده
Using analytical modeling and detailed numerical simulations, we investigate properties of hybrid systems of photonic crystal microcavities which incorporate a highly nonlinear ultraSlow light medium. We demonstrate that such systems, while being miniature in size sorder wavelengthd, and integrable, could enable ultrafast nonlinear all-optical switching at ultralow seven single photond energy levels. © 2005 American Institute of Physics. fDOI: 10.1063/1.1900956g
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