DocumentCode
3153904
Title
Optical limiting semiconductor saturable absorber mirror
Author
Isomaki, A. ; Ryvkin, B. ; Okhotnikov, O.G.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
226
Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrate that generation of free carriers in the narrow bandgap layers of the semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) can also be used for designing the SESAM with optical limiting function. This DBR can serve as a fast all-optical switching element. In conclusion, we have examined the possibility of using a nonlinear semiconductor mirror, whose reflectivity decreases with light intensity.
Keywords
distributed Bragg reflectors; optical design techniques; optical limiters; optical saturable absorption; reflectivity; semiconductor devices; DBR; SESAM design; bandgap layer; free carrier generation; light intensity; nonlinear semiconductor mirror; optical limiting function; optical switching element; reflectivity; saturable absorber; semiconductor distributed Bragg reflector; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Indium phosphide; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical pumping; Plasma temperature; Probes; Quantum well devices; Reflectivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7734-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312287
Filename
1312287
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