• DocumentCode
    499236
  • Title

    Conformal P-N junctions for low energy electro-optic switching

  • Author

    Anderson, Sean P. ; Fauchet, Philippe M.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that a conformal pn junction can reduce the switching energy of resonant devices to below 100 aJ.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; optical switches; conformal P-N junctions; low energy electro-optic switching; resonant devices; switching energy; Doping; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; P-n junctions; Q factor; Resonance; Space charge; Switches; (130.3120) Integrated Optics Devices; (230.0250) Optoelectronics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224315