All-optical data processing via coherent control of metamaterial absorption
All-optical data processing via coherent control of metamaterial absorption
With internet traffic continuing to grow rapidly, there is continued, indeed increasing interest in new materials and new mechanisms for routing/switching optical signals, which can help to deliver the anticipated speed and capacity demands of next-generation data networks. Engaging the coherent interaction of optical waves on photonic metamaterial nanostructures provides for ultrafast all-optical control, at arbitrarily low intensity, of a wide variety of optical phenomena, from absorption and refraction to optical activity and anisotropy. We introduce this new coherent control concept and demonstrate ultrafast all-optical modulation that is well-suited for implementation in emerging coherent networks. We show that coherent control of absorption in a metamaterial nanostructure of sub-wavelength thickness offers all-optical control of near-infrared signals with THz modulation bandwidth.
Fang, X.
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MacDonald, K.F.
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Plum, E.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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2014
Fang, X.
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MacDonald, K.F.
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Plum, E.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Fang, X., MacDonald, K.F., Plum, E. and Zheludev, N.I.
(2014)
All-optical data processing via coherent control of metamaterial absorption.
Photon '14, London, London, United Kingdom.
01 - 04 Sep 2014.
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With internet traffic continuing to grow rapidly, there is continued, indeed increasing interest in new materials and new mechanisms for routing/switching optical signals, which can help to deliver the anticipated speed and capacity demands of next-generation data networks. Engaging the coherent interaction of optical waves on photonic metamaterial nanostructures provides for ultrafast all-optical control, at arbitrarily low intensity, of a wide variety of optical phenomena, from absorption and refraction to optical activity and anisotropy. We introduce this new coherent control concept and demonstrate ultrafast all-optical modulation that is well-suited for implementation in emerging coherent networks. We show that coherent control of absorption in a metamaterial nanostructure of sub-wavelength thickness offers all-optical control of near-infrared signals with THz modulation bandwidth.
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Published date: 2014
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Photon '14, London, London, United Kingdom, 2014-09-01 - 2014-09-04
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375893
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N.I. Zheludev
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