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An investigation of semiconductor nanoparticles for application to all-optical switching Born, Brandon; Geoffroy-Gagnon, Simon; Holzman, Jonathan F.
Abstract
A practical all-optical switch is necessary to alleviate electronic bottlenecks in fibre optic networks. Thus, a new all optical switch is introduced here—exhibiting femtojoule switching energies and femtosecond switching times. The all optical switches use 40 μm dielectric spheres to direct high-intensity photonic nanojets into peripheral coatings of semiconductor nanoparticles. Semiconductor nanoparticle coatings of Si, CdTe, InP, and CuO are studied and found to yield switching energies of approximately 1 pJ, 500 fJ, 400 fJ, and 300 fJ with switching times of 2 ps, 2.3 ps, 900 fs, and 350 fs, respectively.
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An investigation of semiconductor nanoparticles for application to all-optical switching
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2016-03-14
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A practical all-optical switch is necessary to alleviate electronic bottlenecks in fibre optic networks. Thus, a new all optical switch is introduced here—exhibiting femtojoule switching energies and femtosecond switching times. The all optical switches use 40 μm dielectric spheres to direct high-intensity photonic nanojets into peripheral coatings of semiconductor nanoparticles. Semiconductor nanoparticle coatings of Si, CdTe, InP, and CuO are studied and found to yield switching energies of approximately 1 pJ, 500 fJ, 400 fJ, and 300 fJ with switching times of 2 ps, 2.3 ps, 900 fs, and 350 fs, respectively.
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eng
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2016-10-05
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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10.14288/1.0319009
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Brandon Born ; Simon Geoffroy-Gagnon ; Jonathan F. Holzman; An investigation of semiconductor nanoparticles for application to all-optical switching. Proc. SPIE 9746, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XX, 97460E (March 14, 2016).
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10.1117/12.2208638
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Reviewed
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Faculty; Researcher
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International