OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN AN INGAAS/INP MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL WAVE-GUIDE FABRY-PEROT CAVITY

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EHRLICH, JE
NEILSON, DT
WALKER, AC
KENNEDY, GT
GRANT, RS
SIBBETT, W
HOPKINSON, M
PATE, M
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[1] ST ANDREWS UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ST ANDREWS KY16 9SS,SCOTLAND
[2] UNIV SHEFFIELD,DEPT ELECT & ELECTR ENGN,SERC,III-V SEMICOND FACIL,SHEFFIELD S1 3JD,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.110711
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report measurements of quasi-cw optical bistability in an InGaAs/InP multiple quantum well waveguide Fabry-Perot cavity at 1.47 mum wavelength. This operating wavelength is detuned from the band-edge resonance by 0.07 mum, where an enhanced free-carrier contribution to the nonlinear refractive index due to 2D confinement of carriers in the quantum wells accounts for the large index variations. The effect of any thermally induced nonlinear response is negligible.
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