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Ultra-fast photonic crystal/quantum dot all-optical switch for future photonic networks

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In this article, a two-dimensional photonic-crystal based Symmetric Mach Zehnder type all-optical switch (PC-SMZ) with InAs quantum dots acting as a nonlinear phase shift source was demonstrated.
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We demonstrated a novel two-dimensional photonic-crystal based Symmetric Mach Zehnder type all-optical switch (PC-SMZ) with InAs quantum dots acting as a nonlinear phase-shift source. The 600-mum-long PC-SMZ exhibited a 15-ps-wide switching-window at sufficiently low optical-energy of ~100 fJ.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the photonic bandgap as a periodicity in dielectric constant, which can create a range of 'forbidden' frequencies called a photonic Bandgap.
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Ultra-fast photonic crystal/quantum dot alloptical switch for future photonic networks.

TL;DR: A novel two-dimensional photonic-crystal based Symmetric Mach Zehnder type all-optical switch with InAs quantum dots acting as a nonlinear phase-shift source with a 15-ps-wide switching-window at sufficiently low optical-energy of ~100 fJ.
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Optical nonlinear properties of InAs quantum dots by means of transient absorption measurements

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