Title :
Design and performance of an impedance-detuned high-contrast vertical cavity semiconductor switch
Author :
Guina, A. ; Porzi, C. ; Isomäki, A. ; Okhotnikov, O.C. ; Arstila, K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
In this paper, the purpose of this work was to design, fabricate and characterize a saturable absorber-based VCS optimized for switching optical signals that have sufficient energies to partly saturate the optical absorption. The optical switching capabilities have been also demonstrated by measuring the oscilloscope traces of the 10-GHz signal after reflection from the optical gate. The device can be used for a wide range of applications including all-optical switching and wavelength conversion.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical design techniques; optical saturable absorption; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; optical signals; optical switching; oscilloscope traces; saturable absorber; vertical cavity semiconductor switch; wavelength conversion; Absorption; Design optimization; Impedance; Optical design; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Oscilloscopes; Signal design; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568259
