Large magnetooptical Kerr rotation with high reflectivity from photonic bandgap structures with defects

Authors
Steel, MJ Levy, M Osgood, RM
Citation
Mj. Steel et al., Large magnetooptical Kerr rotation with high reflectivity from photonic bandgap structures with defects, J LIGHTW T, 18(9), 2000, pp. 1289-1296
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
07338724 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1289 - 1296
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8724(200009)18:9<1289:LMKRWH>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We perform a theoretical study of enhancement of magnetooptical rotation on reflection of light from a periodic system with a defect, Using calculatio ns based on a coupled mode approach and the transfer matrix method we demon strate that an asymmetric placing of a single defect allows arbitrary Kerr rotations with better than 99% reflectivity from very short devices.