Toward soliton emission in asymmetric GaAs/AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well waveguide structures below the half-bandgap

被引：16
作者：
Dumais, P
Villeneuve, A
Saher-Helmy, A
Aitchison, JS
Friedrich, L
Fuerst, RA
Stegeman, GI
机构：
[1] Univ Laval, Quebec City, PQ G1K 7P4, Canada
[2] Univ Glasgow, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Cent Florida, Ctr Res & Educ Opt & Lasers, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
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OPTICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 25卷 / 17期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.25.001282
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report what is to our knowledge the first experimental evidence of nonlinear beam displacement in a strip-loaded GaAs/AlGaAs multiple-quantum-well waveguide with an asymmetric, nonlinear cladding. An intensity-dependent spatial displacement of similar to 2 pm was observed for the guided mode at a wavelength of 1.55 mu m. Numerical simulations that correspond to the experiment are also presented. The device has the potential of providing a soliton-emission-based, ultrafast all-optical snitch. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 190.4420, 190.4390, 190.4360, 190.4310, 190.5970.
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页码：1282 / 1284
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