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Semiconductor Carbon Nanotubes as Ultrafast Switching Materials for Optical Telecommunications
Author(s) -
Tatsuura S.,
Furuki M.,
Sato Y.,
Iwasa I.,
Tian M.,
Mitsu H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200390125
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , ultrashort pulse , optoelectronics , semiconductor , transmittance , wavelength , nonlinear optical , infrared , nanotechnology , optics , nonlinear system , laser , physics , quantum mechanics
The third‐order nonlinear optical property χ (3) I of a film of single‐walled carbon nanotubes was studied in the infrared region. The film combines a high χ (3) I (–0.85 × 10 –7 esu at resonant wavelength) with a rapid transmittance recovery (from differential transmission spectra, see Figure), making it suitable for highly efficient and ultrafast devices for optical telecommunications.
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