• DocumentCode
    953202
  • Title

    Nonlinear switching in InGaAsP laser amplifier directional couplers biased at transparency

  • Author

    Davies, D.A.O. ; Fisher, M.A. ; Elton, D.J. ; Perrin, S.D. ; Adams, M.J. ; Kennedy, G.T. ; Roberts, P.D. ; Sibbett, W.

  • Author_Institution
    BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    1710
  • Lastpage
    1711
  • Abstract
    Ridge waveguide laser amplifier directional couplers have been developed to exploit recent observations of ultrafast refractive index changes in amplifiers biased at transparency. All-optical self-switching has been observed in a device with a bulk active region.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; directional couplers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; semiconductor lasers; InGaAsP; all-optical self switching; bulk active region; laser amplifier directional couplers; nonlinear switching; ridge waveguide; transparency; ultrafast refractive index changes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19931137
  • Filename
    237365
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=953202