Title :
Acceleration of the refractive index response in nonlinear photonic crystal / quantum dot waveguides via the Purcell effect
Author :
Salleras, Ferran ; Ozaki, Nobuhiko ; Kitagawa, Yoshinori ; Takata, Yoshiaki ; Asakawa, Kiyoshi ; Ikeda, Naoki ; Sugimoto, Yoshimasa ; Honma, Masanori ; Ueno, Yoshiyasu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu
Abstract :
A sixfold acceleration of the phase shift recovery time in photonic crystal/quantum dot waveguides having a Purcell enhanced spontaneous emission peak resonant to the excited state of the quantum dots is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; refractive index; semiconductor quantum dots; spontaneous emission; Purcell effect; excited state; phase shift recovery time; photonic crystal waveguides; quantum dot waveguides; refractive index; spontaneous emission; Acceleration; Acoustic beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Probes; Quantum dots; Refractive index; (130.5296) Photonic crystal waveguides; (230.5590) Quantum-well, -wire, -dot devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
