Title :
Optical nonlinear phase shifter using vertical microcavity with saturable absorber
Author :
Suda, Satoshi ; Koyama, Fumio ; Nishiyama, Nobuhiko ; Caneau, Catherine ; Zah, Chung-en
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
We propose an optical nonlinear phase-shifter based on resonant cavity saturable absorber. A large nonlinear phase-shift was observed in both modeling and experiment. The device would be useful for mitigating fiber nonlinearities in optical domain.
Keywords :
microcavity lasers; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical phase shifters; optical saturable absorption; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; fiber nonlinearities mitigation; optical domain; optical nonlinear phase shifter; resonant cavity saturable absorber; vertical microcavity; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Microcavities; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical pulse compression; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Phase shifters; (190.3270) Kerr effect; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical device; (320.5520) Pulse compression;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628393
