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A room temperature all-optical polarization switch based on the excitation of spin-polarized “virtual” carriers in quantum wells

Murat Yildirim, John P. Prineas, Eric J. Gansen, and Arthur L. Smirl

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Abstract

Room temperature operation of a polarization switch based on virtual excitation of spin-polarized carriers in quantum wells is demonstrated, which exhibits a contrast ratio of ~27:1 and a switching time of ~575 fs.

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