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

نویسندگان

  • P Dumais
  • A Villeneuve
  • A Saher-Helmy
  • J S Aitchison
  • L Friedrich
  • R A Fuerst
  • G I Stegeman
چکیده

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 ~2 mum was observed for the guided mode at a wavelength of 1.55 mum. Numerical simulations that correspond to the experiment are also presented. The device has the potential of providing a soliton-emission-based, ultrafast all-optical switch.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 25 17  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000