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All-Optical Reflectivity Tuning and Logic Gating in a GaAs/AlAs Periodic Layered Structure

Cada, M.
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He, J.
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Acklin, B.
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1992
Applied Physics Letters

The optical nonlinearity of a GaAs/AlAs periodic layered structure was experimentally investigated for the first time. The shift of the reflectivity peak with increasing intensity was observed. A reflectivity contrast of about 10:1 was obtained by varying the incident intensity. Hysteresis loops due to the response delay of both the electronic and the thermal nonlinearity were observed. All-optical logic operations were also demonstrated. A further improvement of the structure may lead to a new type of optical bistable device.

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Cada, M., He, J., Acklin, B., Proctor, M., Martin, D., Moriergenoud, F., Dupertuis, M. A., & Glinski, J. M. (1992). All-Optical Reflectivity Tuning and Logic Gating in a GaAs/AlAs Periodic Layered Structure. Applied Physics Letters, 60(4), 404–406. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.106671

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research article
DOI
10.1063/1.106671
Web of Science ID

WOS:A1992HB05500002

Author(s)
Cada, M.
He, J.
Acklin, B.
Proctor, M.
Martin, D.  
Moriergenoud, F.  
Dupertuis, M. A.  
Glinski, J. M.
Date Issued

1992

Published in
Applied Physics Letters
Volume

60

Issue

4

Start page

404

End page

406

Subjects

BISTABILITY

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ETALONS

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SEMICONDUCTORS

Note

Univ neuchatel,inst microtechnol,ch-2000 neuchatel,switzerland. ecole polytech fed lausanne,ch-1015 lausanne,switzerland. bell no res,ottawa k1y 4h7,ontario,canada. Cada, m, tech univ nova scotia,dept elect engn,pob 1000,halifax b3j 2x4,ns,canada.

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