| Literature DB >> 17572725 |
Hou-Tong Chen1, Willie J Padilla, Joshua M O Zide, Seth R Bank, Arthur C Gossard, Antoinette J Taylor, Richard D Averitt.
Abstract
We demonstrate optical switching of electrically resonant terahertz planar metamaterials fabricated on ErAs/GaAs nanoisland superlattice substrates. Photoexcited charge carriers in the superlattice shunt the capacitive regions of the constituent elements, thereby modulating the resonant response of the metamaterials. A switching recovery time of 20 ps results from fast carrier recombination in the ErAs/GaAs superlattice substrates.Year: 2007 PMID: 17572725 DOI: 10.1364/ol.32.001620
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Opt Lett ISSN: 0146-9592 Impact factor: 3.776