Title :
A nanophotonic NOT-gate using near-field optically coupled quantum dots
Author :
Kawazoe, Tadashi ; Kobayashi, Kiyoshi ; Ohtsu, Motoichi
Author_Institution :
SORST, Japan Sci. & Technol. Agency, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate, for the first time, operation of a nanometric (20 nm) optical NOT-gate using quantum dots coupled by an optical near-field interaction. We propose that the complete set of logic gates can be realized.
Keywords :
laser beams; logic gates; nanotechnology; optical logic; photon counting; quantum dots; 20 nm; laser pulse; logic gate; nanometric optical NOT-gate; nanophotonic NOT-gate; optical near-field interaction; quantum dot; time correlation single photon counting method; Energy exchange; Energy states; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical harmonic generation; Power supplies; Quantum dots; Resonance; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201903
