• DocumentCode
    2898070
  • Title

    Novel ultrafast saturable-absorber device with controlled recombination rate based on GalnAsNSb quantum wells

  • Author

    Le Dû, M. ; Harmand, J.C. ; Travers, L. ; Oudar, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. de Photonique et de Nanostruct., CNRS, Marcoussis, France
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    300
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we use the high rate recombination process in GaInAsNSb quantum well alloys to grow monolithic saturable absorber structures on GaAs substrate for ultrafast optical switching.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; optical saturable absorption; optical switches; semiconductor quantum wells; GaAs; GaAs substrate; GaInAsNSb; GaInAsNSb quantum well alloys; recombination process; ultrafast monolithic saturable-absorber device; ultrafast optical switching; Absorption; Charge carrier lifetime; Gallium arsenide; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor nanostructures; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8974-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568084
  • Filename
    1568084