Light propagation analysis and high-speed electro-optic switching in one-dimensional photonic crystal with nematic liquid crystal defect layer

Electronics and Communications in Japan, Part II: Electronics (English translation of Denshi Tsushin Gakkai Ronbunshi)

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 46-53

  Ozaki, Ryotaro ^a   Ozaki, Masanori ^a   Yoshino, Katsumi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Localized state; Nematic liquid crystal; Optical switching; Photonic crystal; Response time

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD) METHOD; LOCALIZED STATE; OPTICAL SWITCHING; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; RESPONSE TIME;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 17744385149     PISSN: 8756663X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecjb.20087     Document Type: Article

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