All-optical Logic Devices Using Group III-V Semiconductor Waveguides

H. A. Haus; N. A. Whitaker Jr.; M . C. Gabriel

doi:10.1117/12.950758

11 September 1985 All-optical Logic Devices Using Group III-V Semiconductor Waveguides

H. A. Haus, N. A. Whitaker Jr., M . C. Gabriel

Proceedings Volume 0578, Integrated Optical Circuit Engineering II; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950758
Event: 1985 Cambridge Symposium, 1985, Cambridge, United States

Abstract

This paper describes our recent progress in the realization of all-optical logic devices using integrated waveguides in a III-V semiconductor. The potential for high speed all-optical signal processing is discussed. The physical mechanisms for the optical nonlinearity, including the important role of waveguide heating, are considered for their influence on device design. The measurement of the nonlinearity in several III-V's making use of a wave-guide Fabry-Perot interferometer is presented. A preliminary device based on a Mach-Zehnder waveguide interferometer has been fabricated in GaAs.

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H. A. Haus, N. A. Whitaker Jr., and M . C. Gabriel "All-optical Logic Devices Using Group III-V Semiconductor Waveguides", Proc. SPIE 0578, Integrated Optical Circuit Engineering II, (11 September 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950758

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