Ultrafast all-optical switching and demultiplexing using intersubband transitions in InGaAs/AlAsSb quantum well structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4598, Issue , 2001, Pages 164-174

  Yoshida, Haruhiko ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AlAsSb; All optical switching; Coupled quantum well; Demultiplexing; InGaAs; InP material; Intersubband transition; Near infrared optics; Optical communication; Quantum well

Indexed keywords

DEMULTIPLEXING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0035768951     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.447104     Document Type: Article

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