We study optical bistability associated with Fano resonances in high-Q/Vm silicon photonic crystal nanocavities through the nonlinear coupled-mode theory framework. The chi(3) effects, free-carrier dynamics, thermal effects, and linear losses are included and investigated numerically.
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Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Date of Conference: 6-11 May 2007