Photorefractive Grating in Multiple Quantum Well Planar Waveguide

• Authors: E. Weinert-Rączka , M. Wichtowski , A. Ziółkowski , G. Staroń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A photorefractive grating in a slab waveguide based on a semi-insulating AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well structure with an electric field applied along the quantum well planes as an optically controlled, frequency selective mode coupling element with memory is analysed.

Keywords

EN

42.65.-k; 42.65.Pc

Discipline

• 42.65.Pc: Optical bistability, multistability, and switching, including local field effects(see also 42.60.Gd Q-switching; 42.79.Ta Optical computers, logic elements, interconnects, switches; neural networks)
• 42.65.-k: Nonlinear optics

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2003
• Volume: 103
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 229-237

Dates

published

2003-02/03

received

2002-09-05

Contributors

author

E. Weinert-Rączka

• Institute of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Electrical Engineering Department, Technical University of Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

author

M. Wichtowski

• Institute of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Electrical Engineering Department, Technical University of Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

author

A. Ziółkowski

• Institute of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Electrical Engineering Department, Technical University of Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

author

G. Staroń

• Institute of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics, Electrical Engineering Department, Technical University of Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.103.229