Title :
Sub-cycle switching of ultrastrong light-matter interaction in a 1D photonic bandstructure
Author :
Ménard, J. -M ; Porer, M. ; Leitenstorfer, A. ; Huber, R. ; Innocenti, R. Degl ; Zanotto, S. ; Biasiol, G. ; Sorba, L. ; Tredicucci, A.
Abstract :
Multi-terahertz transients map out the photonic bandstructure of a plasmonic crystal while ultrastrong coupling with quantized electronic transitions in semiconductor quantum wells is activated within less than a cycle of light.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; band structure; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; photonic band gap; plasmonics; plasmons; semiconductor quantum wells; 1D photonic band structure; Al0.95Ga0.05As-GaAs; multiterahertz transients map; plasmonic crystal; quantized electronic transitions; semiconductor quantum wells; subcycle switching; ultrastrong light-matter interaction; Couplings; Optical switches; Photonics; Plasmons; Transient analysis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
