• DocumentCode
    421727
  • Title

    Carrier heating in a terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer

  • Author

    Gomez-Iglesias, Antonio ; Fenn, J.G. ; Mazilu, M. ; Miller, A. ; Manning, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Saint Andrews Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We report interferometric switching experiments with an InGaAs semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Measured switching windows reveal ultrafast refractive index changes attributed to carrier heating. This conclusion is supported by calculations using a phenomenological model.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; demultiplexing equipment; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; optical switches; refractive index; semiconductor optical amplifiers; InGaAs; InGaAs semiconductor optical amplifier; SOA; carrier heating; interferometric switching; terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer; ultrafast refractive index change;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360942
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=421727