Title :
Low photon number nonlinear a single quantum dot coupled to a photonic crystal cavity
Author :
Waks, E. ; Sridharan, D. ; Bose, R. ; Kim, H. ; Solomon, G.S.
Author_Institution :
Joint Quantum Inst., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We describe our work on engineering nonlinear optical devices using quantum dots coupled to optical resonators. These systems enable large optical Stark shifts and all optical switching with low photon numbers.
Keywords :
Stark effect; optical resonators; optical switches; photonic crystals; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; low photon number; nonlinear optical devices; optical Stark shifts; optical resonators; optical switching; photonic crystal cavity; single quantum dot; Cavity resonators; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358768
