Study, Modeling and Design of Semiconductor Photonic Crystal Based Devices

Abstract

This thesis is focused on the study of nonlinear effects in semiconductor materials. The aim is the design of efficient optical devices able to supply ultra-fast high-performances all-optical signal processing. The goal is pursued by implementing different tools, either theoretical models as well as numerical methods. The main achievement is the design of new topologies for photonic crystal based devices that implement various optical functionalities such as optical conversion and switching. This work has provided some configurations for the manufacturing of a new generation of optical devices.