Slow light enhanced waveguide nonlinearity in ultrahigh-Q photonic crystal coupled resonator chain

Nobuyuki Matsuda, Takumi Kato, Ken Ichi Harada, Hiroki Takesue, Eiichi Kuramochi, Masaya Notomi

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Abstract

We demonstrate highly enhanced optical nonlinearity in a coupled-resonator optical waveguide (CROW) in a four-wave mixing experiment. Using a CROW consisting of two-hundred coupled resonators of width-modulated photonic crystal nanocavities in a line defect, we obtained an effective nonlinear constant exceeding 10,000 /W/m.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Program - MOC'11
Subtitle of host publication17th Microoptics Conference
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event17th Microoptics Conference, MOC'11 - Sendai, Japan
Duration: 2011 Oct 302011 Nov 2

Publication series

NameConference Program - MOC'11: 17th Microoptics Conference

Conference

Conference17th Microoptics Conference, MOC'11
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySendai
Period11/10/3011/11/2

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