DocumentCode
2531877
Title
Nonlinear Two-photon photodetection and autocorrelation in a GaAs MQW waveguide
Author
Duchesne, D. ; Razzari, L. ; Halloran, L. ; Giguère, M. ; Légaré, F. ; Morandotti, R. ; SpringThorpe, A.J. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Moss, D.J.
Author_Institution
INRS-EMT, Varennes, QC, Canada
fYear
2009
fDate
4-8 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
815
Lastpage
816
Abstract
Two-photon absorption based photodetection at 1550 nm is shown using a GaAs multiple-quantum well waveguide laser structure. A large efficiency is determined and we demonstrate its application for autocorrelation of 100 fs pulses with sub-watt peak powers.
Keywords
gallium arsenide; quantum well lasers; two-photon processes; waveguide lasers; mulitple quantum well waveguide; multiple-quantum well waveguide laser structure; nonlinear two-photon photodetection; time 100 fs; two-photon absorption; wavelength 1550 nm; Absorption; Autocorrelation; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photoconductivity; Photonic band gap; Quantum well devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location
Belek-Antalya
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343070
Filename
5343070
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