Title :
Ultrafast all-optical deflection of spatial solitons in AlxGa1-xAs waveguides
Author :
Hübner, J. ; van Driel, H.M. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Femtosecond laser pulses are used to generate and deflect spatial solitons in an AlGaAs slab waveguide; contributions to the deflection process from Kerr, carrier and thermal effects are identified.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; optical waveguides; thermo-optical effects; AlxGa1-xAs waveguide; AlGaAs; Kerr effects; carrier effects; femtosecond laser pulses; slab waveguide; spatial solitons; thermal effects; ultrafast all-optical deflection; Cameras; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201671
