Optically tunable superprism effect in nonlinear photonic crystals.
An analysis of the tunable superprism effect in a two-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal is presented. We show that, by shifting the photonic bands of the crystal through the Kerr effect induced by a pump beam, one can tune the refraction angle of a transmitted signal beam over tens of degrees. We also demonstrate that the optical power required to tune the refracted angle is dramatically reduced if the frequency of the pump beam is close to a bandgap edge.
Panoiu
Nicolae C
NC
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA. panoiu@cumsl.msl.columbia.edu
Bahl
Mayank
M
Osgood
Richard M
RM