• 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
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=749708