Title :
Optical switching of Terahertz surface plasmon polaritons propagating on an indium antimonide surface
Author :
Yang, Tao ; Zhou, Yangzhong ; Huang, Wei ; Zhu, Y.Y. ; Ho, H.P. ; Qin, Y.Q.
Author_Institution :
Nanjing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
Optical switching of Terahertz surface plasmons (THz SPPs) propagating on an intrinsic InSb surface is demonstrated in this paper. The switching is mediated by the modification of free carrier density on the InSb surface.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; carrier density; indium compounds; optical switches; polaritons; surface plasmons; terahertz wave spectra; InSb; free carrier density; indium antimonide surface; intrinsic surface; optical switching; terahertz surface plasmon polaritons; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Optical switches; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
