학술논문

Ultrafast all-optical modulation in GaAs photonic crystal cavities
Document Type
Conference
Source
2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on. :1-2 May, 2009
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Photonics and Electrooptics
Optical modulation
Gallium arsenide
Photonic crystals
Nonlinear optics
High speed optical techniques
Optical pumping
Optical refraction
Optical variables control
Ultrafast optics
Pump lasers
(350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals
(190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics
Language
ISSN
2160-9004
Abstract
We demonstrate all-optical modulation via ultrafast optical carrier injection in a GaAs photonic crystal cavity using a degenerate pump-probe technique. The low switching(absorption) energy∼120fJ(10fJ), and fast response(∼15ps), limited only by carrier lifetime, suggest practical all-optical switching applications.