DocumentCode
452345
Title
Intersubband transitions with very low (fJ/ μm2) switching energy for all-optic switches: Design and realization
Author
Gopal, A.V. ; Simoyama, T. ; Yoshida, Hiroyuki ; Mozume, T. ; Ishikawa, Hiroshi
Author_Institution
Femtosecond Technology Research Association, 5-5 Tokodai, Tsukuba 300 2635 JAPAN, achanta@festa.or.jp
Volume
3
fYear
2002
fDate
8-12 Sept. 2002
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a very low, 3 fJ/μm2, switching energy for intersubband absorption saturation based all-optic switch in strained InGaAs/AlAsSb quantum wells at 1.68μm. We report experimental and theoretical estimates of saturation intensity in this material.
Keywords
Communication switching; Design optimization; Dielectric constant; Dielectric materials; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Indium gallium arsenide; Indium phosphide; Pattern recognition; Switches; Temperature measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN
87-90974-63-8
Type
conf
Filename
1601146
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