We report femtosecond optical switching in a strip-loaded Y-junction device fabricated on a multiple quantum well (MQW) structure. The MQW heterostructure consisted of 38 periods of GaAs-Al/sub 0.3/Ga/sub 0.7/As quantum well and barrier layers. The Y-junction switch can function as an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer in time division multiplexed (TDM) systems as well as a key component for matrix switches in asynchronous transmission mode (ATM) network systems. A comparison of the switching behavior on the orientation of the control pulse polarization has also been undertaken and the results are discussed.


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    Title :

    An integrated multiple quantum well Y-junction optical switch for ultrafast consecutive switching


    Contributors:
    LiKamWa, P. (author) / Kan'an, A.M. (author) / Dutta, M. (author) / Pamulapati, J. (author)


    Publication date :

    1996-01-01


    Size :

    186047 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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