Title :
Spin-Dependent Polaritonic Flip-Flop Operation in Semiconductor Microcavity
Author :
Wei Li Zhang ; Fen Wang ; Yun Jiang Rao ; Rui Ma ; Xiao Min Wu
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Opt. Fiber Sensing & Commun., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
An optical flip-flop operation (FFO) method using bistable characteristic of microcavity polaritons is studied theoretically. Through introduction and combination of triggering optical pulses with different polarizations, both intensity and polarization FFOs of polaritons are realized separately or simultaneously taking advantages of the spin-dependent characteristic of polaritons. In addition, influence of amplitude or width of the optical pulses is also discussed so as to optimize switching time of FFO.
Keywords :
flip-flops; light polarisation; micro-optics; microcavities; optical bistability; optical logic; optical switches; polaritons; bistable characteristics; microcavity polaritons; optical flip-flop operation method; optical pulse amplitude; optical pulse width; polarization; semiconductor microcavity; spin-dependent polaritonic flip-flop operation; switching time; Flip-flops; Microcavities; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Photonics; Bistability; Flip-flop operation; Polaritons; Polarization; Switching; flip-flop operation; polaritons; polarization; switching;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2015.2441877
