Title :
Enhanced nonlinear optical phase response of an AlGaAs microring resonator
Author :
Heebner, John E. ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Lepeshkin, Nick N. ; Schweinsberg, Aaron ; Wicks, Gary W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
We have constructed and characterized a 5 micron radius optical microring resonator in AlGaAs. The device displays an enhanced nonlinear phase response at a length scale 100 times smaller than an ordinary AlGaAs waveguide.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; micro-optics; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical waveguides; 5 mum; AlGaAs; AlGaAs microring resonator; nonlinear optical phase;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
