Title :
Observation of spatial solitons in AlGaAs waveguides
Author :
Aitchison, J.S. ; Al-hemyari, Kadhair ; Ironside, C.N. ; Sibbett, W.
Author_Institution :
Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
The first observation of spatial optical solitons in the semiconductor AlGaAs is reported. Operating in the spectral region close to half the bandgap allows the positive nonlinearity of the semiconductor to be fully used, while minimising the effects of two-photon absorption.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; solitons; AlGaAs waveguides; AlGaAs-GaAs; GaAs substrate; positive nonlinearity; spatial optical solitons; two-photon absorption;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921203
