Title :
Applications for semiconductor nonlinear optics
Author_Institution :
Hughes Res. Labs., Malibu, CA, USA
Abstract :
Semiconductors may be used for frequency shifters in WDM networks as well as other components of optical communications systems. Nonlinear optical semiconductors have been used for passive, compact, low cost devices to modelock and Q-switch lasers. Finally, semiconductor optical nonlinearities can been used to study charge carrier transport
Keywords :
Q-switching; carrier mobility; laser accessories; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; Q-switch lasers; WDM networks; charge carrier transport; frequency shifters; modelocked lasers; nonlinear optical semiconductors; optical communications systems; passive compact low cost devices; semiconductor nonlinear optics; semiconductor optical nonlinearities; Charge carriers; Costs; Frequency; Laser modes; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Semiconductor lasers; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630607
