Ultrafast Optical Switch Properties of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites at 1.55 µm

Y. -C. Chen; T.-M. Lu; G.-C. Wang; X. -C. Zhang; N. R. Raravikar; Y. -P. Zhao; L. S. Schadler; P. M. Ajayan

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2002),
paper CFH4

Ultrafast Optical Switch Properties of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites at 1.55 µm

Y. -C. Chen, T.-M. Lu, G.-C. Wang, X. -C. Zhang, N. R. Raravikar, Y. -P. Zhao, L. S. Schadler, and P. M. Ajayan

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2002

Long Beach, California United States
19–22 May 2002
ISBN: 1-55752-706-7

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Y. -. Chen, T. -. Lu, G. -. Wang, X. -. Zhang, N. R. Raravikar, Y. -. Zhao, L. S. Schadler, and P. M. Ajayan, "Ultrafast Optical Switch Properties of Single-wall Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites at 1.55 µm," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, M. Fejer, F. Leonberger, J. Fujimoto, and S. Newton, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optica Publishing Group, 2002), paper CFH4.

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Abstract

Ultrafast all-optical switches are crucial components for future high-bit-rate time-division-multiplexing optical communication systems or free- space optical-digital computing systems. So far, many types of ultrafast all-optical switches have been studied and demonstrated using optical nonlinearities in optical fibers and emiconductor materials.^1,2 Here we report that single-walled carbon nanotube Polyvinyl Alcohol (SWCN-PVOH) polymer composites not only have a high third-order nonlinear polarizability but also have a optical decay time of less than 1 ps.

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