Enhancement of phase sensitivity by exploring slow light in photonic crystals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4870, Issue , 2002, Pages 289-299

  Soljačić, Marin ^a   Johnson, Steven G ^a   Fan, Shanhui ^a   Ibanescu, Mihai ^a   Ippen, Erich ^a   Joannopoulos, J D ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIGHT VELOCITY; LOGIC GATES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE SHIFT; POWER CONTROL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ROUTERS;

PHASE SENSITIVITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 0036417507     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.475541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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