Title :
Minimum energy dissipation in signal transfer via optical near-field interactions in the subwavelength regime
Author :
Naruse, Makoto ; Hori, Hirokazu ; Kobayashi, Kiyoshi ; Ohtsu, Motoichi
Author_Institution :
New Generation Network Res. Centre, Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We theoretically demonstrate that the minimum energy dissipation required for optical excitation transfer in quantum dot systems on the nanometer-scale via optical near-field interactions could be about 25 μeV, nearly 104 times more energy-efficient than conventional electrically wired devices.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; photoexcitation; quantum communication; quantum dots; quantum optics; minimum energy dissipation; nanometer-scale quantum dot systems; optical excitation transfer; optical near-field interactions; quantum number; signal transfer; subwavelength regime; Biomedical optical imaging; Energy dissipation; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621502
