Polarization-dependent nonlinear refraction and two-photon absorption in GaAs/AlAs superlattice waveguides below the half-bandgap

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1557-1563

  Wagner, Sean J ^a   Meier, Joachim ^a   Helmy, A S ^a   Aitchison, J Stewart ^a   Sorel, Marc ^b   Hutchings, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

CROSS-PHASE MODULATION; SELF-PHASE MODULATION; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 34548335232     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001557     Document Type: Article

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