Title :
Resonant nonlinearities in quantum wells for ultrafast all-optical switching applications
Author :
LiKamWa, Patrick ; Kan´an, A. ; Pamulapati, Jagadeesh
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Ultrafast all-optical switch-on and switch-off of GaAs-AlGaAs MQW waveguide devices that employ carrier induced nonlinearities in quantum wells is reported 2 ps consecutive all-optical switching due to the optical Stark effect has also been observed
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Stark effect; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; 2 ps; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs MQW waveguide devices; carrier induced nonlinearities; optical Stark effect; ps consecutive all-optical switching; quantum wells; resonant nonlinearities; ultrafast all-optical switch-off; ultrafast all-optical switch-on; ultrafast all-optical switching applications; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices; Resonance; Stark effect; Switches; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630580
