A room temperature all-optical polarization switch based on the excitation of spin-polarized "virtual" carriers in quantum wells

M. Yildirim; J.P. Prineas; E.J. Gansen; A.L. Smirl

doi:10.1109/CLEO.2005.202207

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A room temperature all-optical polarization switch based on the excitation of spin-polarized "virtual" carriers in quantum wells

M. Yildirim, J.P. Prineas, E.J. Gansen and A.L. Smirl

(CLEO). Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005, Vol.3, pp.1587-1592 Vol. 3

2005

DOI: 10.1109/CLEO.2005.202207

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Abstract

Room temperature operation of a polarization switch based on virtual excitation of spin-polarized carriers in quantum wells is demonstrated, which exhibits a contrast ratio of /spl sim/27:1 and a switching time of /spl sim/575 fs.

Absorption

Nonlinear Optics

Cities and towns

Excitons

Laser tuning

Optical polarization

Optical switches

Quantum well devices

Resonance

Temperature

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Title: Subtitle: A room temperature all-optical polarization switch based on the excitation of spin-polarized "virtual" carriers in quantum wells
Creators: M. Yildirim - Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
J.P. Prineas - Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
E.J. Gansen - University of Iowa
A.L. Smirl - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: (CLEO). Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005, Vol.3, pp.1587-1592 Vol. 3
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CLEO.2005.202207
Language: English
Date published: 2005
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984428685302771

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