All-optical switching in a distributed-feedback GaInAsP waveguide

Authors
Nakatsuhara, K Mizumoto, T Takahashi, E Hossain, S Saka, Y Ma, BJ Nakano, Y
Citation
K. Nakatsuhara et al., All-optical switching in a distributed-feedback GaInAsP waveguide, APPL OPTICS, 38(18), 1999, pp. 3911-3916
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
18
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3911 - 3916
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(19990620)38:18<3911:ASIADG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The characteristics of all-optical switching in a waveguide device with a d istributed-feedback structure were experimentally investigated. The device was composed of a strip-loaded GaInAsP/InP waveguide and a distributed-feed back structure, which was fabricated by a combination of reactive-ion etchi ng and electron-beam exposure. In the experiments, several optical switchin g operations were demonstrated. In particular, the all-optical set-reset op eration and threshold operation were obtained. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America.