title: Ultrafast all-optical switching in a silicon-based plasmonic nanoring resonator.
abstract: A silicon-based plasmonic nanoring resonator is proposed for ultrafast, all-optical switching applications. Full-wave numerical simulations demonstrate that the photogeneration of free carriers enables ultrafast switching of the device by shifting the transmission minimum of the resonator with a switching time of 3 ps. The compact 1.00 μm² device footprint demonstrates the potential for high integration density plasmonic circuitry based on this device geometry.
authors: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2V4, Canada. shawns@ualberta.ca
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