Title :
Photonic Crystals and Quantum Dots: Towards Integrated Optics for Advanced Ultra-Fast All-Optical Signal Processing
Author :
Asakawa, K. ; Sugimoto, Y. ; Watanabe, A. ; Ozaki, N. ; Mizutani, A. ; Takata, Y. ; Kitagawa, Y. ; Ikeda, N. ; Wang, X. ; Ohkouchi, S. ; Nakamura, S. ; Watanabea, A. ; Kristensen, M. ; Sigmund, O. ; Borel, P.I. ; Baets, R.
Author_Institution :
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan, asakawa@tara.tsukuba.ac.jp
Abstract :
Nano-photonic technologies of GaAs-based two-dimensional photonic crystal (2DPC) slab waveguides and InAs-based quantum dots (QDs) are reviewed for a symmetric Mach-Zehnder type, ultra-small and ultra-fast all-optical switch (PC-SMZ) and new logic (PC-FF) device.
Keywords :
Clocks; Integrated optics; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Quantum dots; Slabs; Switches; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801132
