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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
