Title :
Guided-wave optical bistability in indium antimonide thin films
Author :
Ehrlich, Jeffrey E. ; Assanto, Gaetano ; Stegeman, George I. ; Chiu, T.H.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Various grating configurations used to obtain optical bistability in a guided-wave format are discussed and experimentally demonstrated using indium antimonide planar waveguides. The theory of nonlinear diffusive distributed input grating coupling, is presented. The enhancement afforded by additional feedback mechanisms is verified, both with an externally coupled counterpropagating beam and with an integrated optics Bragg reflector.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium antimonide; integrated optics; optical bistability; optical waveguides; semiconductor thin films; III-V semiconductors; InSb planar waveguides; InSb thin films; externally coupled counterpropagating beam; feedback mechanisms; guided wave optical bistability; integrated optics Bragg reflector; nonlinear diffusive distributed input grating coupling; Couplings; Gratings; Indium; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
