Ultrafast coherent dynamics of a photonic crystal all-optical switch

Autor: Colman, Pierre, Lunnemann, Per, Yu, Yi, Mørk, Jesper
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 233901 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.233901
Popis: We present pump-probe measurements of an all-optical photonic crystal switch based on a nanocavity, resolving fast coherent temporal dynamics. The measurements demonstrate the importance of coherent effects typically neglected when considering nanocavity dynamics. In particular, we report the observation of an idler pulse. The measurements are in good agreement with a theoretical model that allows us to ascribe the observation to oscillations of the free carrier population in the nanocavity. The effect opens perspectives for the realization of new all-optical photonic crystal switches with unprecedented switching contrast.
Databáze: arXiv