Title :
Nonlinear optical devices for switching applications
Author :
Ikegami, Tetsuhiko ; Kubodera, Ken´ichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-electron. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Nonlinear optical devices such as electrically controlled optical switches, optically controlled optical switches, and optical bistable devices will be key devices for switching applications in future optical communication and information processing systems. Recent developments in LiNbO3 and semiconductor superlattice modulators and switches, etalon-type optical bistable devices, and ultrafast switches made of glass fibers and organic nonlinear optical materials are described
Keywords :
lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical modulation; optical switches; switching systems; LiNbO3; electrically controlled optical switches; etalon-type optical bistable devices; optical bistable devices; optically controlled optical switches; organic nonlinear optical materials; semiconductor superlattice modulators; ultrafast optical gated switches; Communication switching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical superlattices; Optical switches; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1990. ICC '90, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions. SUPERCOMM/ICC '90. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1990.117252
