Title :
Optical limiting in Bragg-spaced semiconductor quantum wells
Author :
Nguyen, Dan T. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Binder, R. ; Norwood, R. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ
Abstract :
We propose a new mechanism for optical limiting in which nonlinear absorption and nonlinear reflection act in concert. The mechanism is based on the light-induced shift of the band gap in Bragg-spaced semiconductor quantum wells.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical limiters; semiconductor quantum wells; Bragg-spaced; light-induced shift; nonlinear absorption; nonlinear reflection; optical limiting; semiconductor quantum wells; Absorption; Frequency; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; (190.4360) nonlinear optics, devices; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
