Title :
Ultrafast dual-band optical switching device with a negative-index metamaterial
Author :
Ku, Zahyun ; Dani, Keshav M. ; Upadhya, Prashanth C. ; Prasankumar, Rohit P. ; Taylor, Antoinette J. ; Brueck, S.R.J.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an ultrafast (600 fs) dual-band optical switching device using a negative-index metamaterial. A large switching ratio is achieved at both the fundamental (70%) and higher order coupling bands (20%) of the negative-index resonance.
Keywords :
Dual band; Metamaterials; Optical devices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
