Photorefractive Multiple Quantum Well Waveguide as a Bragg Reflector

• Authors: M. Wichtowski , E. Weinert-Rączka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

An interaction between the signal wave propagating in a planar waveguide and a photorefractive grating is analysed. The waveguide contains an AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well guiding layer biased with an external electric field applied along the wells plane. The grating is formed by two external beams interfering in the multiple quantum well layer. The dependence of the steady-state grating properties on the external waves parameters and applied electric field intensity is presented. Possible application of the grating as an optically controlled Bragg reflector 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: 239-248

Dates

published

2003-02/03

received

2002-09-05

Contributors

author

M. Wichtowski

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

author

E. Weinert-Rączka

• 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.103.239