Title :
Measurement of nonlinear index changes in an InGaAsP/InP waveguide using an optical loop mirror interferometer
Author :
Seo, J.-K. ; Mizumoto, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the measurement of intensity-dependent refractive index changes in InGaAsP waveguides with 4 ps pump pulses below the bandgap using an optical loop mirror interferometer. Also the pump induced absorption change is reported.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; arsenic compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; light interferometry; nonlinear optics; optical pumping; optical waveguides; refractive index; 4 ps; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP/InP waveguide; intensity-dependent refractive index changes; nonlinear index changes; optical loop mirror interferometer; pump induced absorption change; pump pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
