• 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