Nonlinear guided waves coupled nonlinearly in a planar GaAs/GaAlAs multiple quantum well structure

A nonlinear guided-wave concept and nonlinear coupled-wave equations are used to study numerically the coupling characteristics of two planar waveguides in a GaAs/GaAlAs multiple quantum well structure with self-defocusing nonlinearities. Both the mode-intensity-dependent critical power and the coup...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Applied physics letters 1986-09, Vol.49 (13), p.755-757
Main Authors: CADA, M, GAUTHIER, R. C, PATON, B. E, CHROSTOWSKI, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Miscellaneous
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A nonlinear guided-wave concept and nonlinear coupled-wave equations are used to study numerically the coupling characteristics of two planar waveguides in a GaAs/GaAlAs multiple quantum well structure with self-defocusing nonlinearities. Both the mode-intensity-dependent critical power and the coupling length are calculated for the first time using the nonlinear field distributions. An optically controlled modulation/switching behavior is predicted.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.97537