We have recently demonstrated an ultrafast photonic crystal laser and cavity coupled laser array with modulation rates of 1THz at room temperature, a 20 GHz optical modulator with activation energies of 60 Q and a quantum dot photonic crystal laser with large signal modulation rates of 30GHz. These devices are enabled by the enhanced light-matter interaction in photonic crystals, and serve as the building blocks of on-optical information processing circuits.
Title
Ultrafast photonic crystal nanocavity lasers and, optical switches
Published in
PHYSICS AND SIMULATION OF OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES XVI
Series
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE)
Volume
6889
Pages
88910
Conference
PHYSICS AND SIMULATION OF OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES XVI, 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010 USA
Date
2008
Publisher
SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING
ISBN
978-0-8194-7064-5
Note
Conference on Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XVI, San Jose, CA, JAN 21-24, 2008
Record creation date
2016-08-16