Title :
Excitonic switches operating at around 100 K
Author :
Grosso, G. ; Graves, J.C. ; Hammack, A.T. ; High, A.A. ; Butov, L.V. ; Hanson, M. ; Gossard, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on experimental proof of principle for the operation of excitonic switches at temperatures around 100 K. The devices include the exciton optoelectronic transistor, the excitonic bridge modulator, and the excitonic pinch-off modulator.
Keywords :
excitons; optical modulation; optical switches; spectroscopy; exciton optoelectronic transistor; excitonic bridge modulator; excitonic pinch-off modulator; excitonic switches; Bridge circuits; Electrodes; Excitons; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical fiber communication; Optical signal processing; Switches; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2