Title :
High-temperature all-optical intersubband terahertz wave switch
Author :
Waldmueller, Ines ; Chow, WengW ; Wanke, Michael C.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
We propose an intersubband all-optical THz switch. Adjusting the optical control switch beam even strong THz probe signals with intensities of up to 1 MW/cm2 can be modulated with extinction ratios of -80 dB/mm.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical switches; THz probe signals; extinction ratios; high-temperature all-optical switch; intersubband terahertz wave switch; optical control switch beam; optical modulation; Extinction ratio; Intensity modulation; Metamaterials; Optical control; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Photonics; Probes; Quantum well devices; Submillimeter wave technology; (230.4205) Multiple quantum well (MQW) modulators; (230.5590) Quantum-well, -wire and -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
