Slow light in molecular-aggregate nanofilms

We study slow-light performance of molecular aggregates arranged in nanofilms by means of coherent population oscillations. The molecular cooperative behavior inside the aggregate enhances the delay of input signals in the gigahertz range in comparison with other coherent population oscillation-base...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cabrera Granado, Eduardo, Díaz García, Elena, Gómez Calderón, Óscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/42660
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42660
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
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Optical-properties
Thin-film
Propagation
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
Óptica (Física)
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:We study slow-light performance of molecular aggregates arranged in nanofilms by means of coherent population oscillations. The molecular cooperative behavior inside the aggregate enhances the delay of input signals in the gigahertz range in comparison with other coherent population oscillation-based devices. Moreover, the problem of residual absorption present in coherent population oscillation processes is removed. We also propose an optical switch between different delays by exploiting the optical bistability of these aggregates.