Integration of photonic nanojets and semiconductor nanoparticles for enhanced all-optical switching

B Born, JDA Krupa, S Geoffroy-Gagnon… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
All-optical switching is the foundation of emerging all-optical (terabit-per-second) networks
and processors. All-optical switching has attracted considerable attention, but it must …

Terahertz nanoprobing of semiconductor surface dynamics

G Choi, YM Bahk, T Kang, Y Lee, BH Son, YH Ahn… - Nano …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Most semiconductors have surface dynamics radically different from its bulk counterpart due
to surface defect, do** level, and symmetry breaking. Because of the technical challenge …

Ultrafast charge-carrier dynamics of copper oxide nanocrystals

B Born, JDA Krupa, S Geoffroy-Gagnon… - ACS …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
In this work, a detailed investigation is carried out on copper oxide, in the form of cupric
oxide (CuO) nanocrystals. Particular attention is paid to the bandstructure and ultrafast …

Ultrafast all-optical switching via subdiffractional photonic nanojets and select semiconductor nanoparticles

B Born, S Geoffroy-Gagnon, JDA Krupa… - ACS …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Nanophotonic all-optical switching is anticipated to replace electronic processing in future
optical fiber front-end systems, unlocking capabilities for all-optical terabit-per-second …

Heterogeneous integration and precise alignment of InP-based photonic crystal lasers to complementary metal-oxide semiconductor fabricated silicon-on-insulator …

TJ Karle, Y Halioua, F Raineri, P Monnier… - Journal of Applied …, 2010‏ - pubs.aip.org
The integration of two-dimensional III-V InP-based photonic crystal and silicon wire
waveguides is achieved through an accurate alignment of the two optical levels using mix …

Electrically driven photonic crystal nanocavity devices

G Shambat, B Ellis, J Petykiewicz… - IEEE Journal of …, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interest in photonic crystal nanocavities is fueled by advances in device performance,
particularly in the development of low-threshold laser sources. Effective electrical control of …

Ultrafast photoconductivity of crystalline, polycrystalline, and nanocomposite ZnSe material systems for terahertz applications

CM Collier, JF Holzman - Applied Physics Letters, 2014‏ - pubs.aip.org
Ultrafast photoconductivity is studied for crystalline (bulk), polycrystalline (microstructure),
and nanocomposite (nanostructure) ZnSe material systems. Spectral transmission analyses …

Electrodispensing of microspheroids for lateral refractive and reflective photonic elements

B Born, EL Landry, JF Holzman - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2010‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An electrodispensing fabrication process is introduced in this work for the fabrication of
microspheroid photonic elements. The fabrication process is suitable for in situ patterning of …

Ultrafast response of SiC and Si nanocomposite material systems

CM Collier, B Born, JF Holzman - Electronics letters, 2012‏ - IET
Ultrafast responses are analysed for semiconductor-polymer nanocomposite (NC) material
systems with SiC and Si nanoparticles embedded in a polymer host. A dynamical model is …

Smooth sidewall in InP-based photonic crystal membrane etched by N2-based inductively coupled plasma

KH Lee, S Guilet, G Patriarche, I Sagnes… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
The etching for InP photonic crystal (PhC) hole structure using Cl 2∕ B Cl 3∕ N 2 and B Cl
3∕ N 2 inductively coupled plasmas has been investigated for the fabrication of membrane …