Whole-sample and localized induced-absorption optical bistability in GaAlAs waveguides

J. S. Aitchison; J. D. Valera; A. C. Walker; S. Ritchie; P. M. Rodgers; P. McIlroy; G. I. Stegeman

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Whole-sample and localized induced-absorption optical bistability in GaAlAs waveguides

J. S. Aitchison, J. D. Valera, A. C. Walker, S. Ritchie, P. M. Rodgers, P. McIlroy, G. I. Stegeman

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Induced-absorption optical bistability has been studied in GaAlAs heterostructure rib and slab waveguides. Both whole-sample and localized switching have been observed within the same device. The localized switch, which occurs on the time scale of a few microseconds and at an input power of 10-20 mW, has been induced using a laser-diode source.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-563
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	51
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.98347
Publication status	Published - 1987

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