.All-optical diode effect of a nonlinear photonic crystal with a defect[J].Optoelectronics Letters,2006,2(3):237-239 |
All-optical diode effect of a nonlinear photonic crystal with a defect |
WANG Wei-jiang ZHOU Jin-yun XIAO Wan-neng |
[1]Faculty of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510090, China [2]State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China |
Abstract: |
An all-optical diode behavior that uses a nonlinear one-dimensional photonic crystal (NPC) with a defect Kerr medium is numerically
simulated by the use of a nonlinear finite-difference time-domain (NFDTD) method. The numerical results show that for an incident
pulse with appropriate intensity and temporal width, the transmittance can be several times greater in one direction of NPC
than in the opposite direction at the pulse carrier frequency. This behaves like an all-optical diode and has promising applications
in some areas such as optical isolation and all-optical processing. The ways to obtain low threshold of pulse field strength
to realize an all-optical diode are also analyzed in detail.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90201027,10374120) |
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