Title :
Instantaneous switching of photonic cavity structure by electronic Kerr nonlinearity
Author :
Hartsuiker, Alex ; Harding, Philip J. ; Nowicki-Bringuier, Yoanna-Reine ; Gérard, Jean-Michél ; Vos, Willem L.
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanophotonics, FOM Inst. for Atomic & Mol. Phys. (AMOLF), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present time-resolved reflectivity spectra of optically switched GaAs/AlAs photonic structures. We show for the first time instantaneous tuning of the optical properties, using a surprisingly large electronic Kerr effects at femtosecond times.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Kerr electro-optical effect; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical switches; GaAs-AlAs; Instantaneous switching; electronic Kerr effects; electronic Kerr nonlinearity; photonic cavity structure; Gallium arsenide; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Probes; Reflectivity; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192048
