Differential ultrafast all-optical switching of the resonances of a micropillar cavity

Henri Thyrrestrup Nielsen, E. Yuce, Georgios Ctistis, Julien Claudon, Willem L. Vos, Jean-Michel Gérard

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Abstract

We perform frequency- and time-resolved all-optical switching of a GaAs-AlAs micropillar cavity using an ultrafast pump-probe setup. The switching is achieved by two-photon excitation of free carriers. We track the cavity resonances in time with a high frequency resolution. The pillar modes exhibit simultaneous frequency shifts, albeit with markedly different maximum switching amplitudes and relaxation dynamics. These differences stem from the non-uniformity of the free carrier density in the micropillar, and are well understood by taking into account the spatial distribution of injected free carriers, their spatial diffusion and surface recombination at micropillar sidewalls
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111115-1-111115-4
Number of pages4
JournalApplied physics letters
Volume105
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • METIS-305340
  • IR-94912

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