Snakes, TOADs, and butterflies: optical nonlinearities in semiconductor laser devices

Michael J. Adams

doi:10.1117/12.316696

7 July 1998 Snakes, TOADs, and butterflies: optical nonlinearities in semiconductor laser devices

Michael J. Adams

Proceedings Volume 3283, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VI; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316696
Event: Optoelectronics and High-Power Lasers and Applications, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The physics and applications of interband nonlinearities in semiconductor lasers and amplifiers are reviewed. Although these nonlinearities are said to be `slow' (with responses of order nanoseconds), several methods have been reported where ultrafast switching speeds (up to 40 Gb/s and above) have been achieved. Potential network applications for components operating at these speeds abound in areas such as demultiplexing, wavelength conversion and signal regeneration.

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Michael J. Adams "Snakes, TOADs, and butterflies: optical nonlinearities in semiconductor laser devices", Proc. SPIE 3283, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VI, (7 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316696

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