ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING EFFECTS IN A PASSIVE GAAS/GAALAS MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL WAVE-GUIDE RESONATOR

被引:40
作者
WA, PLK [1 ]
ROBSON, PN [1 ]
DAVID, JPR [1 ]
HILL, G [1 ]
MISTRY, P [1 ]
PATE, MA [1 ]
ROBERTS, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD,CENT FACIL III-V SEMICOND,SHEFFIELD S1 3JD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
关键词
OPTICAL DEVICES - Switching - RESONATORS - Switching - SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19860774
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
All-optical switching has been observed in a passive GaAs/GaAlAs MQW waveguide resonator at room temperature. We show that the mechanism responsible for the switch is not due to thermal effects.
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页码:1129 / 1130
页数:2
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