• 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