D’Aguanno, G.Mattiucci, N.Bloemer, M. J.2020-05-132020-05-132012D’Aguanno, G.; Mattiucci, N.; Bloemer, M. J.; All-Optical Switching in 2-D Photonic Crystal Cavities with Defect Resonances; Frontiers in Optics 2012/Laser Science XXVIII OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper LTh1I.1; https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=LS-2012-LTh1I.1https://doi.org/10.1364/LS.2012.LTh1I.1http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18619Laser Science 2012, Rochester, New York United States, 14–18 October 2012We investigate the field localization in 2-D photonic crystals with defect resonances for all-optical switching applications. These resonances achieve extremely high Q factors ~108 and switching threshold ~W/cm2 for realistic values of the cubic nonlinearity.1 pageen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.Text