• DocumentCode
    689688
  • Title

    Reduced propagation losses in quasi-phase-matched GaAs/AlGaAs waveguides

  • Author

    Yoshida, Sigeru ; Hanashima, Kaori ; Ohta, Isao ; Matsushita, Teruo ; Kondo, Toshiaki

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mater. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We have achieved the lowest propagation loss of 1.3 dB/cm in a quasi-phase-matched GaAs/AlGaAs waveguide by optimizing MBE growth temperature. An expected normalized conversion efficiency of the waveguide will exceed that of a PPLN waveguide.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; molecular beam epitaxial growth; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; optimisation; semiconductor growth; GaAs-AlGaAs; MBE growth temperature optimization; PPLN waveguide; normalized conversion efficiency; propagation loss reduction; quasiphase-matched gallium arsenide-aluminium gallium arsenide waveguides; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Propagation losses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834075