• DocumentCode
    688983
  • Title

    Ultrafast optical switching in amorphous silicon microring resonators

  • Author

    Pelc, Jason S. ; Rivoire, Kelley ; Santori, Charles ; Beausoleil, Raymond G.

  • Author_Institution
    Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate Kerr-effect-based optical switching of amorphous Si microring resonators with full-width-at-half-maximum switching times of 14.8 ps at 1550 nm; low two-photon absorption reduces the creation of free carriers which would inhibit fast switching.
  • Keywords
    amorphous semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; micro-optics; optical Kerr effect; optical resonators; optical switches; silicon; Kerr-effect-based optical switching; Si; amorphous silicon microring resonators; free carriers; full-width-at-half-maximum switching times; time 14.8 ps; two-photon absorption; ultrafast optical switching; wavelength 1550 nm; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833363
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=688983