SAW-driven optical microcavities for device applications

Author

Ivanov, A.L. ; Nikolaev, N.I. ; Cho, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ.

Volume

153

Issue

6

fYear

2006

fDate

12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

326

Lastpage

329

Abstract

The optical properties of microcavity (MC) polaritons parametrically driven by a surface acoustic wave (SAW) is analysed. In this case, the resonant acousto-optic nonlinearity gives rise to a very short `light-acoustic wave´ interaction length even for rather modest acoustic intensities. This can effectively be used for possible device applications. Two schemes `SAW pumping-optical probing´ are proposed for semiconductor MCs: one deals with the use of bulk incoming/outgoing photons, which resonantly couple with MC polaritons through a top distributed Bragg reflector, and another involves in-plane light delivered to and collected from the lateral surfaces of a MC chip

Keywords

acousto-optical devices; acousto-optical effects; distributed Bragg reflectors; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; polaritons; surface acoustic waves; bulk photons; device applications; distributed BRagg reflector; in-plane light; light-acoustic wave interaction length; microcavity chip; microcavity polaritons; optical microcavities; optical probing; optical properties; resonant acoustooptic nonlinearity; resonant coupling; surface acoustic wave; surface acoustic wave pumping;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -

Publisher

iet

ISSN

1350-2433

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/ip-opt:20060046

Filename

4027858