Optical multistability in 1D photonic crystal doped with carbon-nanotube quantum dot nanostructures

• Published in: Laser physics Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 125202 - 125206
• Main Authors: Solookinejad, Gh, Payravi, M, Jabbari, M, Nafar, M, Ahmadi Sangachin, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.12.2017
• Subjects: carbon nanotube quantum dot; optical bistability; optical multistability; spin-orbit coupling
• ISSN: 1054-660X; 1555-6611
• DOI: 10.1088/1555-6611/aa9142

The optical bistability (OB) and multistability (OM) in one-dimensional photonic crystals doped with carbon-nanotube quantum dots (CNT QDs) is theoretically investigated. Our investigations show that due to spin-orbit coupling in CNT QDs the threshold of optical bistability can be adjusted. Also, the switching from OB to OM, or vice versa, can be achieved by controlling the transverse magnetic field. Our proposed model can be used as a suitable structure based on CNT QDs for realizing all-optical switching devices. Moreover, we realize that the controlling of OB and OM can be done without changing the thickness of the layers.