DocumentCode
411665
Title
All-optical nonlinear switching in a deep etched, one dimensional photonic microstructured waveguide
Author
Mondia, J.P. ; Linden, S. ; van Driel, H.M. ; Kleckner, T.C. ; Stanley, C.R. ; Modotto, D. ; De Angelis, C. ; Morandotti, R. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
Nonlinear switching of an optical pulse through a defect state in a one dimensional photonic microstructured AlGaAs waveguide is observed. This effect is attributed to self-phase modulation of the input spectrum in the initial part of the waveguide.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; etching; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical switches; optical waveguides; self-phase modulation; AlGaAs; AlGaAs waveguide; all-optical nonlinear switching; deep etch; input spectrum; one dimensional photonic microstructured waveguide; optical pulse; self-phase modulation; Etching; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-748-2
Type
conf
Filename
1297744
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