All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a small-mode volume bowtie cavity design for all-optical switching applications using a waveguide-cavity structure that exploits asymmetric Fano resonance lineshapes. The bowtie cavity has a mode volume that is five times smaller than conventional (H0-type)...

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Main Authors: Saudan Quentin, Bekele Dagmawi A., Xiong Meng, Yvind Kresten, Galili Michael, Mørk Jesper
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-02-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0644
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Xiong Meng
Yvind Kresten
Galili Michael
Mørk Jesper
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description We propose and experimentally demonstrate a small-mode volume bowtie cavity design for all-optical switching applications using a waveguide-cavity structure that exploits asymmetric Fano resonance lineshapes. The bowtie cavity has a mode volume that is five times smaller than conventional (H0-type) photonic crystal point-defect cavities enabling higher nonlinearity and faster switching. Blue and red-detuned Fano resonant devices based on bowtie cavity designs have been fabricated and characterized. Measured linear transmission spectra have been compared to coupled-mode theory models to extract key parameters such as Q-factors. Furthermore, all-optical switching at 2.5 Gbps have been demonstrated in a wavelength-conversion experiment.
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spelling doaj-art-eaaa8aa3b6aa4dbe843a07759c96a8752025-08-20T03:18:23ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142025-02-0114101625163310.1515/nanoph-2024-0644All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinementSaudan Quentin0Bekele Dagmawi A.1Xiong Meng2Yvind Kresten3Galili Michael4Mørk Jesper5DTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkPhanofi ApS, DK-2800Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkWe propose and experimentally demonstrate a small-mode volume bowtie cavity design for all-optical switching applications using a waveguide-cavity structure that exploits asymmetric Fano resonance lineshapes. The bowtie cavity has a mode volume that is five times smaller than conventional (H0-type) photonic crystal point-defect cavities enabling higher nonlinearity and faster switching. Blue and red-detuned Fano resonant devices based on bowtie cavity designs have been fabricated and characterized. Measured linear transmission spectra have been compared to coupled-mode theory models to extract key parameters such as Q-factors. Furthermore, all-optical switching at 2.5 Gbps have been demonstrated in a wavelength-conversion experiment.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0644nanophotonicsnanocavityfano resonanceoptical switchingextreme light confinement
spellingShingle Saudan Quentin
Bekele Dagmawi A.
Xiong Meng
Yvind Kresten
Galili Michael
Mørk Jesper
All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
Nanophotonics
nanophotonics
nanocavity
fano resonance
optical switching
extreme light confinement
title All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
title_full All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
title_fullStr All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
title_full_unstemmed All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
title_short All-optical switch exploiting Fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
title_sort all optical switch exploiting fano resonance and subwavelength light confinement
topic nanophotonics
nanocavity
fano resonance
optical switching
extreme light confinement
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0644
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