All-optical diode action with quasiperiodic photonic crystals

被引：85

作者：

Biancalana, Fabio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cardiff Univ, Sch Phys & Astron, Cardiff CF24 3AA, Wales

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2008年 / 104卷 / 09期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1063/1.3010299

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

We theoretically investigate the possibility of realizing a nonlinear all-optical diode by using the unique features of quasiperiodic one-dimensional photonic crystals. The interplay between the intrinsic spatial asymmetry in odd-order Thue-Morse lattices and Kerr nonlinearity, combined with the unconventional field localization properties of this class of quasiperiodic sequences, gives rise to sharp resonances that can be used to give a polarization-insensitive nonreciprocal propagation with a contrast close to unity for low optical intensities. (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

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