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Nature Photonics 1, 368 - 369 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2007.105
Modulation: Plasmons lend a helping hand
Aude L. Lereu1
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Aude L. Lereu is at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain.
e-mail: aude.lereu@icfo.es
Abstract
Optical modulators typically rely on weak nonlinear light–matter interactions to modulate light with light. But using surface plasmons to excite quantum dots, researchers at the California Institute of Technology have now demonstrated an efficient approach to chip-based all-optical modulation.
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