Gyrotropic photonic crystal waveguide switches

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-17-2010

Abstract

Functional photonic crystals fabricated in iron garnet films are shown to provide magnetically-controllable optical switching. Transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic stop band separation in conjunction with optical gyrotropy are utilized to selectively block and transmit near-infrared light in waveguide geometries. Geometrical birefringence allows the simultaneous low- and high-birefringence in different modes necessary to create band gap separation and effective magneto-optic gyrotropy in a single device. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.

Publication Title

Applied Physics Letters

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