The realization of ultrafast integrated opto-optical switches with ultra-low switching energies remains an ongoing challenge. Broadband, silicon-compatible devices relying on gap plasmons and saturable absorption in graphene could pave the way forward.
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Rutckaia, V., Schilling, J. Ultrafast low-energy all-optical switching. Nat. Photonics 14, 4–6 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0571-7
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