All-optical switching in planar semiconductor microcavities
Other Condensed Matter
2007-12-14 v1
Abstract
Using a microscopic many-particle theory, we propose all-optical switching in planar semiconductor microcavities where a weak beam switches a stronger signal. Based on four-wave-mixing instabilities, the general scheme is a semiconductor adaptation of a recently demonstrated switch in an atomic vapor [Dawes et al., Science 308, 672 (2005)].
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@article{arxiv.0712.2060,
title = {All-optical switching in planar semiconductor microcavities},
author = {S. Schumacher and N. H. Kwong and R. Binder and Arthur L. Smirl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.2060},
year = {2007}
}