DocumentCode
450246
Title
Ultrafast switching of intersubband saturable absorber in II-VI-based quantum well waveguides
Author
Akimoto, Ryoichi ; Li, Bingsheng ; Akita, Kazumichi ; Hasama, Toshifumi
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
4
fYear
2005
fDate
25-29 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
837
Abstract
Ultrafast all-optical switch using intersubband absorption saturation in II-VI-based quantum well was developed. Sub-ps optical modulation is achieved at 1.55μm wavelength using a high-mesa waveguide structure.
Keywords
II-VI semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; optical switches; optical waveguides; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; 1.55 micron; II-VI quantum well waveguide; high-mesa waveguide structure; intersubband saturable absorber; optical modulation; ultrafast all-optical switch;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location
IET
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-86341-543-1
Type
conf
Filename
1584222
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