Coherent control of quantum-well excitons in a resonant semiconductor microcavity for high-speed all-optical switching

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 401-409

  Citrin, D S ^a,b,c,d,e   Norris, T B ^{b,c,f,g,h,i,j,k}  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c IEEE

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^f OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^h THALES   (France)

ⁱ Ultrafast Science Laboratory

^j OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^k America Physical Society

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; EXCITONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SWITCHING;

CONTROL PULSE; HIGH SPEED ALL OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTICAL NONLINEARITY; QUANTUM WELL EXCITONS; RESONANT SEMICONDUCTOR MICROCAVITY;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0030156090     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.577402     Document Type: Article

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