Title :
THz electro-absorption effect in quantum dots
Author :
Turchinovich, Dmitry ; Monozon, Boris S. ; Livshits, Daniil A. ; Rafailov, Edik U. ; Hoffmann, Matthias C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Instantaneous electro-absorption effect in quantum dots, induced by electric field of THz pulse with 3 THz bandwidth is demonstrated in THz pump - optical probe experiment. This effect may be promising for Tbit/s wireless transmission systems.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; semiconductor quantum dots; InGaAs-GaAs; bandwidth 3 THz; electric field; quantum dots; terabits wireless transmission system; terahertz electroabsorption effect; terahertz pump-optical probe experiment; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
