Nonreciprocal switching thresholds in coupled nonlinear microcavities

Details Nonreciprocal switching thresholds in coupled nonlinear microcavities Nonreciprocal switching thresholds in coupled nonlinear microcavities

2011-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/1103.1308v1

Optics Letters 36, 2131-2133 (2011)

Physics

Optics

3 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1364/OL.36.002131

A novel concept for the design of nonlinear optical diodes is proposed which uses the multistability of coupled nonlinear microcavities and the dependence of switching thresholds on the direction of incidence. A typical example of such diode can be created by combining two mirror symmetric microcavities where modes of the opposite parity dominate. It is shown that a strong nonreciprocal behavior can be achieved together with a negligible insertion loss. To describe the dynamical properties of such systems, a model based on the coupled mode theory is developed, and a possible implementation in the form of multilayered structures is considered.

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