Enhanced acousto-optic interactions in a one-dimensional phoxonic cavity

I. E. Psarobas, N. Papanikolaou, N. Stefanou, B. Djafari-Rouhani, B. Bonello, and V. Laude
Phys. Rev. B 82, 174303 – Published 17 November 2010

Abstract

We report on the occurrence of strong nonlinear acousto-optic interactions in a one-dimensional model phoxonic cavity that supports, simultaneously, photonic and phononic localized resonant modes, by means of rigorous electrodynamic and elastodynamic calculations. We show that these interactions can take place when photons and phonons of long lifetime are confined in the same region of space and lead to enhanced modulation of light by acoustic waves through multiphonon exchange mechanisms.

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  • Received 5 September 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.174303

©2010 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

I. E. Psarobas* and N. Papanikolaou

  • Institute of Microelectronics, NCSR “Demokritos,” GR-153 10 Athens, Greece

N. Stefanou

  • Section of Solid State Physics, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, GR-157 84 Athens, Greece

B. Djafari-Rouhani

  • Institut d’ Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Université de Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France

B. Bonello

  • Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 140 rue de Lourmel, 75015 Paris, France

V. Laude

  • Institut FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, Besançon, France

  • *ipsarob@phys.uoa.gr

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Vol. 82, Iss. 17 — 1 November 2010

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