DocumentCode
1554493
Title
All-optical bistable switching in nonlinear directional coupler loaded with Bragg reflector
Author
Nakatsuhara, K. ; Hossain, S. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Jeong, Seok-Hwan ; Ma, Byong-Jin ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Volume
35
Issue
15
fYear
1999
fDate
7/22/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1243
Lastpage
1244
Abstract
A GaInAsP nonlinear directional coupler loaded with a Bragg reflector has been fabricated. All-optical bistable switching in the fabricated device is demonstrated at a wavelength of 1.55 μm
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical Kerr effect; optical bistability; optical directional couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; 1.55 micron; Bragg reflector loaded; GaInAsP; all-optical bistable switching; coupled waveguides; nonlinear directional coupler; optical Kerr effect;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19990866
Filename
790775
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