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10. Quantum Dot Switches: Towards Nanoscale Power-Efficient All-Optical Signal Processing

Authors : Chao-Yuan Jin, Mark Hopkinson, Osamu Kojima, Takashi Kita, Kouichi Akahane, Osamu Wada

Published in: Quantum Dot Devices

Publisher: Springer New York

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Photonic devices employing semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are anticipated to play an important role within power-efficient optical networks. In this chapter, we consider the prospects for signal processing using all-optical QD switches. Vertical cavity structures have been developed to enhance the light-QD interaction and accordingly the optical nonlinearity of QDs which leads to low energy consumption. Such structures show great potential for the realization of power-efficient, polarization-insensitive and micrometer-size switching devices for future photonic signal processing systems.

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Title: Quantum Dot Switches: Towards Nanoscale Power-Efficient All-Optical Signal Processing
Authors: Chao-Yuan Jin
Mark Hopkinson
Osamu Kojima
Takashi Kita
Kouichi Akahane
Osamu Wada
Publisher: Springer New York
Book: Quantum Dot Devices
Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-3569-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-3570-9

Copyright Year: 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3570-9_10

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