DocumentCode :
749708
Title :
Ultrafast all-optical switching in GaAlAs integrated interferometer in 1.55 mu m spectral region
Author :
Al-hemyari, Kadhair ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Ironside, C.N. ; Kennedy, G.T. ; Sibbett, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Volume :
28
Issue :
12
fYear :
1992
fDate :
6/4/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1090
Lastpage :
1092
Abstract :
The first observation is reported of ultrafast all-optical switching in an integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer, using the nonresonant nonlinearity in Ga0.82Al0.18As below half the bandgap. A relative switching fraction of more than 80% has been achieved using 330 fs pulses at around 1.55 mu m from a coupled-cavity mode-locked colour centre laser.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical switches; 1.55 micron; 330 fs; Ga 0.82Al 0.18As; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; coupled-cavity mode-locked colour centre laser; integrated interferometer; nonresonant nonlinearity; relative switching fraction; ultrafast all-optical switching;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0013-5194
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920689
Filename :
141135
Link To Document :
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