Title :
Photonic switching in AlGaAs/GaAs multilayer MQW structures for integrated optical logic devices
Author :
Kowalsky, W. ; Hackbarth, Th ; Ebeling, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Braunschweig, West Germany
Abstract :
The authors investigate photonic switching in GaAs/AlAs multiple quantum well (MQW) structures integrated with quaterwave stacks for optical logic devices. Switching contrast of 3:1 is achieved at about 4 mW control power. The realization of several logical functions is demonstrated
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; integrated optics; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor superlattices; semiconductor switches; AlGaAs-GaAs; GaAs-AlAs; III-V semiconductors; integrated optical logic devices; photonic switching; quaterwave stacks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
