Ultrafast all-optical switching in an asymmetric Fabry-Pérot device using low-temperature-grown GaAs

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1733-1735

  Loka, Hany S ^a,b   Smith, Peter W E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b IEEE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric Fabry P rot devices; Low temperature grown GaAs; Nonlinear optics; Optical switches

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

ABSORPTION SATURATION; ASYMMETRIC FABRY-PEROT DEVICE;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032303133     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.730485     Document Type: Article

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