Ultra Low-Power All-Optical Switching

Abstract

Using analytical modeling and detailed numerical simulations, we investigate properties of hybrid systems of Photonic Crystal micro-cavities which incorporate a highly non-linear Ultra Slow Light medium. We demonstrate that such systems, while being miniature in size (order wavelength), and integrable, could enable ultra-fast non-linear all-optical switching at single photon energy levels.

13 pages, 3 figures

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• Design of photonic crystal microcavities for cavity QED
• Photon-photon interactions in cavity electromagnetically induced transparency
• Enhancement of microcavity lifetimes using highly dispersive materials

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