Title :
Demonstration of all-optical switching in a GaInAsP distributed feedback waveguide
Author :
Nakatsuhara, K. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Takahashi, E. ; Sainul, H. ; Saka, Y. ; Ma, B.J. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
All-optical threshold operation and set-reset operation are successfully demonstrated in a GaInAsP waveguide with a Bragg reflector. In order to integrate the bistable device with other optical functional devices, it is the most promising way to use distributed Bragg reflectors for optical feedback. An intensity-dependent Bragg condition derives all-optical switching in a Bragg reflector-loaded waveguide having an intensity-dependent refractive index
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical bistability; optical feedback; optical switches; optical waveguides; refractive index; Bragg reflector; Bragg reflector-loaded waveguide; GaInAsP; GaInAsP distributed feedback waveguide; GaInAsP waveguide; all-optical switching; all-optical threshold operation; bistable device; distributed Bragg reflectors; intensity-dependent Bragg condition; intensity-dependent refractive index; optical feedback; optical functional device; set-reset operation; Distributed feedback devices; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710303
