Nonlinear optical devices for switching applications

Author

Ikegami, Tetsuhiko ; Kubodera, Ken´ichi

Author_Institution

NTT Opto-electron. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan

fYear

1990

fDate

16-19 Apr 1990

Firstpage

1152

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1990. ICC '90, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions. SUPERCOMM/ICC '90. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1990.117252

Filename

117252