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    Opt Express. 2005 Apr 4;13(7):2678-87.

    Optical bistable switching action of Si high-Q photonic-crystal nanocavities.

    Abstract

    We have demonstrated all-optical bistable switching operation of resonant-tunnelling devices with ultra-small high-Q Si photonic-crystal nanocavities. Due to their high Q/V ratio, the switching energy is extremely small in comparison with that of conventional devices using the same optical nonlinear mechanism. We also show that they exhibit all-opticaltransistor action by using two resonant modes. These ultrasmall unique nonlinear bistable devices have potentials to function as various signal processing functions in photonic-crystal-based optical-circuits.

    PMID:
    19495159
    [PubMed]

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