• DocumentCode
    447847
  • Title

    Ultrafast all-optical deflection of spatial solitons in AlxGa1-xAs waveguides

  • Author

    Hübner, J. ; van Driel, H.M. ; Aitchison, J.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    44
  • Abstract
    Femtosecond laser pulses are used to generate and deflect spatial solitons in an AlGaAs slab waveguide; contributions to the deflection process from Kerr, carrier and thermal effects are identified.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; optical waveguides; thermo-optical effects; AlxGa1-xAs waveguide; AlGaAs; Kerr effects; carrier effects; femtosecond laser pulses; slab waveguide; spatial solitons; thermal effects; ultrafast all-optical deflection; Cameras; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.201671
  • Filename
    1572737
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=447847