DocumentCode
3632980
Title
Ultrafast all-optical switching with a single quantum dot
Author
Dirk Englund;Andrei Faraon;Arka Majumdar;Ilya Fushman;Jelena Vuckovic
Author_Institution
Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate all-optical switching based on a single quantum dot coupled to a photonic crystal cavity. The quantum-dot mediated interaction between the signal and control beams occurs at the single-photon level.
Keywords
"Quantum dots","Optical control","Ultrafast optics","Optical saturation","Resonance","Laser beams","Reflectivity","Optical coupling","Optical scattering","Communication system control"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Electronic_ISBN
2160-9004
Type
conf
DOI
10.1364/IQEC.2009.IThE1
Filename
5225477
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