Title :
Monolithically integrated ultrafast all-optical switch consisting of intersubband optical nonlinear waveguide and Michelson interferometer
Author :
Akimoto, R. ; Gozu, S. ; Mozume, T. ; Ishikawa, H.
Author_Institution :
Network Photonics Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a monolithically integrated ultrafast all-optical switch consisting of intersubband optical nonlinear waveguide in InGaAs/AlAsSb quantum wells and a Michelson interferometer. A full switching is achieved by 3 pJ control pulse energy.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Michelson interferometers; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; InGaAs-AlAsSb; Michelson Interferometer; controled pulse energy; energy 3 pJ; intersubband optical nonlinear waveguide; monolithically integrated ultrafast all-optical switch; quantum wells; Indium gallium arsenide; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
