Title :
Verification of principle for nano-meter size optical near-field switch by using CuCl quantum cubes
Author :
Kawazoe, T. ; Kobayashi, K. ; Lim, J. ; Narita, Y. ; Ohtsu, M.
Author_Institution :
Exploratory Res. for Adv. Technol., Japan Sci. & Technol. Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a near-field optical nano-switch. The switching mechanism is based on the near-field energy transfer among sub-levels in quantum cubes. To inspect the switching, we observed the size-selected spatial distribution of CuCl quantum cubes.
Keywords :
copper compounds; excitons; luminescent devices; near-field scanning optical microscopy; optical switches; photoluminescence; semiconductor quantum dots; CuCl; discrete exciton energy sublevels; excitation transfer quenching; far-field luminescence; near-field energy transfer; near-field optical nanoswitch; near-field optical probe; near-field spectroscopy; quantum cubes; size-selected spatial distribution; switching mechanism; Energy exchange; Energy states; Excitons; Lighting control; Luminescence; Optical microscopy; Optical switches; Probes; Resonance; Switching systems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967792
