6533b7dafe1ef96bd126f5fd
RESEARCH PRODUCT
Active photonic crystals based on surface acoustic waves
Paulo V. SantosM. M. De LimaRudolf Heysubject
education.field_of_studyMaterials sciencePhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)business.industryPopulationPhysics::OpticsAcoustic waveCiència dels materialsÒpticaIntensity (physics)ResonatorOpticsBrillouin scatteringOptoelectronicsLight beamCristallsbusinesseducationExcitationPhotonic crystaldescription
An active photonic crystal (PC) based on the modulation of a one-dimensional cavity resonator by electrically-generated surface acoustic waves is described. The high nonthermal population of surface modes combined with the enhanced Brillouin scattering in the cavity increases the intensity of the scattered light to values comparable to the excitation intensity. This process is employed to switch and modulate light beams in PCs.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-13 |