Abstract
We have demonstrated femtosecond pulse-induced nonlinear birefringence in a multi-quantum well semiconductor optical amplifier for all-optical switching. Coherent nonlinear optical effects such as two-photon absorption could be responsible for the ultrashort-transient birefringence.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | proc. CLEO/IQEC 2004 |
| Place of Publication | San Francisco |
| Pages | CFT1- |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 2004 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO® 2004) - Moscone Center West, San Francisco, United States Duration: 16 May 2004 → 21 May 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 2004 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO® 2004) |
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| Abbreviated title | CLEO® 2004 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco |
| Period | 16/05/04 → 21/05/04 |