Modulation of cavity-polaritons by surface acoustic waves

Author

De Lima, M.M., Jr. ; van der Poel, M. ; Hey, R. ; Santos, P.V. ; Hvam, J.M.

Author_Institution

Paul-Drude-Inst. fur Festkorperelektronik, Berlin

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We modulate cavity-polaritons using surface acoustic waves. The corresponding formation of a mini-Brillouin zone and band folding of the polariton dispersion is demonstrated for the first time. Results are in good agreement with model calculations.

Keywords

Brillouin zones; III-V semiconductors; acousto-optical effects; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical modulation; polaritons; semiconductor quantum wells; surface acoustic waves; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs quantum wells; band folding; cavity-polaritons; mini-Brillouin zone; optical modulation; polariton dispersion; semiconductor-based photonic structures; surface acoustic waves; Acoustic waves; Capacitive sensors; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Resonance; Surface acoustic waves; (260.2030) Dispersion; (270.1670) Coherent optical effects;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628869

Filename

4628869