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Ultrafast all-optical switching with photonic nanojets and semiconductor nanoparticles Born, Brandon; Krupa, Jeffrey D. A.; Geoffroy-Gagnon, Simon; Holzman, Jonathan F.

Abstract

The potential of terabit-per-second fibre optics can be unlocked with emerging all-optical networks and processors employing all-optical switching. To be effective, all-optical switching must support operations with femtojoule switching energies and femtosecond switching times. With this in mind, this work studies geometrical and material characteristics for all-optical switching and develops a new all-optical switching architecture. A nanojet focal geometry is applied, in the form of dielectric spheres, to direct high-intensity photonic nanojets into peripheral semiconductors. Theoretical and experimental analyses demonstrate photonic nanojets, enabling femtojoule switching energies through localized photoinjection, and semiconductor nanoparticles, enabling femtosecond switching times through localized recombination.

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Ultrafast all-optical switching with photonic nanojets and semiconductor nanoparticles
Creator
Born, Brandon; Krupa, Jeffrey D. A.; Geoffroy-Gagnon, Simon; Holzman, Jonathan F.
Date Issued
2016-03-14
Description
The potential of terabit-per-second fibre optics can be unlocked with emerging all-optical networks and processors employing all-optical switching. To be effective, all-optical switching must support operations with femtojoule switching energies and femtosecond switching times. With this in mind, this work studies geometrical and material characteristics for all-optical switching and develops a new all-optical switching architecture. A nanojet focal geometry is applied, in the form of dielectric spheres, to direct high-intensity photonic nanojets into peripheral semiconductors. Theoretical and experimental analyses demonstrate photonic nanojets, enabling femtojoule switching energies through localized photoinjection, and semiconductor nanoparticles, enabling femtosecond switching times through localized recombination.
Subject
nanoparticles; Nanophotonics,; all-optical switching; photonic nanojet; pump-probe; ultrafast
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-10-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0319010
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59365
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Engineering, School of (Okanagan)
Citation
Brandon Born ; Jeffrey D. A. Krupa ; Simon Geoffroy-Gagnon ; Jonathan F. Holzman; Ultrafast all-optical switching with photonic nanojets and semiconductor nanoparticles. Proc. SPIE 9746, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XX, 974615 (March 14, 2016).
Publisher DOI
10.1117/12.2208636
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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