All-optical switching in distributed-feedback muiltiple-quantum-well waveguides

doi:10.1364/OE.3.000454

Optics Express

Editor: J. H. Eberly
Vol. 3, Iss. 11 — Nov. 23, 1998
pp: 454–464

All-optical switching in distributed-feedback muiltiple-quantum-well waveguides

Claudio Coriasso, Domenico Campi, Carmelo Cacciatroe, L. Faustini, S. Mautino, C. Rigo, and A. Stano »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 3, Issue 11, pp. 454-464 (1998)
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We discuss experimental results that demonstrate all-optical switching and pulse-routing functionality, at 1.55 μm, of nonlinear multiple-quantum-well waveguides equipped with a Bragg grating. Basing on the nonlinear Time-Domain Beam Propagation Method, the switching behavior has been theoretically investigated using a model, developed as part of this work.

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(060.1810) Fiber optics and optical communications : Buffers, couplers, routers, switches, and multiplexers
(190.5970) Nonlinear optics : Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW
(230.1150) Optical devices : All-optical devices

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Focus Issue: Bragg solitons and nonlinear optics of periodic structures

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Original Manuscript: October 1, 1998
Published: November 23, 1998

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Claudio Coriasso, Domenico Campi, Carmelo Cacciatroe, L. Faustini, S. Mautino, C. Rigo, and A. Stano, "All-optical switching in distributed-feedback muiltiple-quantum-well waveguides," Opt. Express 3, 454-464 (1998)
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H. G. Winful, J. H. Marburger, and E. Garmire, "Theory of bistability in nonlinear distributed feedback structures," Appl. Phys. Lett. 35, 379-381 (1979). [CrossRef]
W. Chen, and D. L. Mills, "Gap solitons and the nonlinear optical response of superlattices," Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 160-163 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Assanto, and G. I. Stegeman, "Optical bistability in nonlocally nonlinear periodic structures," Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 2285-2287 (1990). [CrossRef]
C. M. de Sterke, and J. E. Sipe, "Switching dynamics of finite periodic nonlinear media: A numerical study," Phys. Rev. A 42, 2858-2869 (1990). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. G. Winful, R. Zamir, and S. Feldman, "Modulation instability in nonlinear periodic structures: Implications for gap solitons," Appl. Phys. Lett. 58, 1001-1003 (1991). [CrossRef]
J. He, and M. Cada, "Optical bistability in semiconductor periodic structures," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 27, 1182-1188 (1991). [CrossRef]
G. P. Bava, F. Castelli, P. Debernardi, L. A. Lugiato, "Optical bistability in a multiple quantum well structure with Fabry-Perot and distributed feedback resonators," Phys. Rev. A 45, 5180-5192 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. M. de Sterke and J. E. Sipe, "Gap solitons" in Progress in Optics XXXIII, E. Wolf, ed. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1994), Chap. III.
B. Acklin, M. Cada, J. He, M. -A. Dupertuis, "Bistable switching in a nonlinear Bragg reflector," Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 2177-2179 (1993). [CrossRef]
C. Coriasso, D. Campi, C. Cacciatore, L. Faustini, C. Rigo, and A. Stano, "Butterfly bistability in an InGaAs/InP multiple-quantum well waveguide with distributed feedback," Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 585-587 (1995). [CrossRef]
J. E. Ehrlich, G. Assanto, and G. I. Stegeman, "All-optical tuning of waveguide nonlinear distributed feedback gratings," Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 602-604 (1990). [CrossRef]
N. D. Sankey, D. F. Prelewitz, and T. G. Brown, "All-optical switching in a nonlinear periodic-waveguide structure," Appl. Phys. Lett. 60, 1427-1429 (1992). [CrossRef]
S. La Rochelle, Y. Hibino, V. Mizrahi, and G. I. Stegeman, "All-optical switching of grating transmission using cross-phase modulation in optical fibers," Electron. Lett. 26, 1459-1460 (1990). [CrossRef]
B. J. Eggleton, R. E. Slusher, C. M. de Sterke, P. A. Krug, and J. E. Sipe, "Bragg grating solitons," Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 1627-1630 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
B. J. Eggleton, C. M. de Sterke, and R. E. Slusher, "Nonlinear pulse propagation in Bragg gratings," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. 14, 2980-2993 (1998). [CrossRef]
C. Coriasso, D. Campi, C. Cacciatore, L. Faustini, C. Rigo, and A. Stano, "All-optical switching and pulse routing in a distributed-feedback waveguide device", Opt. Lett. 23, 183-185 (1998). [CrossRef]
G. I. Stegeman, E. M. Wright, N. Finlayson, R. Zanoni, and C. T. Seaton, "Third order nonlinear integrated optics," J. Lightwave Technol. 6, 953-970 (1988). [CrossRef]
C. Rigo, L. Gastaldi, D. Campi, L. Faustini, C. Coriasso, C. Cacciatore, and D. Soldani, "Multiple quantum well compressive strained heterostructures for low driving power all-optical waveguide devices," J. Crystal Growth 188, 317-322 (1998). [CrossRef]
D. Campi, and G. Col?, "Greens-function approach to the optical nonlinearities in semiconductors and quantum-confined structures," Phys. Rev. B 54, R8365-R8368 (1996). [CrossRef]
D. Campi, G. Col?, and M. Vallone, "Formulation of the optical response in semiconductors and quantum-confined structures," Phys. Rev. B 57, 4681-4686 (1998). [CrossRef]
D. Campi, and C. Coriasso, "Optical nonlinearities in multiple-quantum wells: Generalized Elliott formula," Phys. Rev. B 51, 10719-10728 (1995). [CrossRef]
C. Cacciatore, L. Faustini, G. Leo, C. Coriasso, D. Campi, A. Stano, and C. Rigo, "Dynamics of nonlinear optical properties in InxGa1-xAs/InP quantum-well waveguides," Phys Rev. B 55, R4883-R4886 (1997). [CrossRef]
P. -L Liu, Q. Zhao, and F. -S. Choa, "Slow-Wave Finite-Difference Beam Propagation Method," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 7, 890-892 (1995). [CrossRef]
Y. Chung, and N. Dagli, "An assessment of Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 26, 1335-1339 (1990). [CrossRef]
W. H. Press, B. P. Flannery, S. A. Teucolsky, and W. T. Vetterling, Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing. (Cambridge Univ., New York, 1986), pp. 40-41.

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H. G. Winful, J. H. Marburger, and E. Garmire, "Theory of bistability in nonlinear distributed feedback structures," Appl. Phys. Lett. 35, 379-381 (1979). [CrossRef]
W. Chen, and D. L. Mills, "Gap solitons and the nonlinear optical response of superlattices," Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 160-163 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Assanto, and G. I. Stegeman, "Optical bistability in nonlocally nonlinear periodic structures," Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 2285-2287 (1990). [CrossRef]
C. M. de Sterke, and J. E. Sipe, "Switching dynamics of finite periodic nonlinear media: A numerical study," Phys. Rev. A 42, 2858-2869 (1990). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
H. G. Winful, R. Zamir, and S. Feldman, "Modulation instability in nonlinear periodic structures: Implications for gap solitons," Appl. Phys. Lett. 58, 1001-1003 (1991). [CrossRef]
J. He, and M. Cada, "Optical bistability in semiconductor periodic structures," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 27, 1182-1188 (1991). [CrossRef]
G. P. Bava, F. Castelli, P. Debernardi, L. A. Lugiato, "Optical bistability in a multiple quantum well structure with Fabry-Perot and distributed feedback resonators," Phys. Rev. A 45, 5180-5192 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. M. de Sterke and J. E. Sipe, "Gap solitons" in Progress in Optics XXXIII, E. Wolf, ed. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1994), Chap. III.
B. Acklin, M. Cada, J. He, M. -A. Dupertuis, "Bistable switching in a nonlinear Bragg reflector," Appl. Phys. Lett. 63, 2177-2179 (1993). [CrossRef]
C. Coriasso, D. Campi, C. Cacciatore, L. Faustini, C. Rigo, and A. Stano, "Butterfly bistability in an InGaAs/InP multiple-quantum well waveguide with distributed feedback," Appl. Phys. Lett. 67, 585-587 (1995). [CrossRef]
J. E. Ehrlich, G. Assanto, and G. I. Stegeman, "All-optical tuning of waveguide nonlinear distributed feedback gratings," Appl. Phys. Lett. 56, 602-604 (1990). [CrossRef]
N. D. Sankey, D. F. Prelewitz, and T. G. Brown, "All-optical switching in a nonlinear periodic-waveguide structure," Appl. Phys. Lett. 60, 1427-1429 (1992). [CrossRef]
S. La Rochelle, Y. Hibino, V. Mizrahi, and G. I. Stegeman, "All-optical switching of grating transmission using cross-phase modulation in optical fibers," Electron. Lett. 26, 1459-1460 (1990). [CrossRef]
B. J. Eggleton, R. E. Slusher, C. M. de Sterke, P. A. Krug, and J. E. Sipe, "Bragg grating solitons," Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 1627-1630 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
B. J. Eggleton, C. M. de Sterke, and R. E. Slusher, "Nonlinear pulse propagation in Bragg gratings," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. 14, 2980-2993 (1998). [CrossRef]
C. Coriasso, D. Campi, C. Cacciatore, L. Faustini, C. Rigo, and A. Stano, "All-optical switching and pulse routing in a distributed-feedback waveguide device", Opt. Lett. 23, 183-185 (1998). [CrossRef]
G. I. Stegeman, E. M. Wright, N. Finlayson, R. Zanoni, and C. T. Seaton, "Third order nonlinear integrated optics," J. Lightwave Technol. 6, 953-970 (1988). [CrossRef]
C. Rigo, L. Gastaldi, D. Campi, L. Faustini, C. Coriasso, C. Cacciatore, and D. Soldani, "Multiple quantum well compressive strained heterostructures for low driving power all-optical waveguide devices," J. Crystal Growth 188, 317-322 (1998). [CrossRef]
D. Campi, and G. Col?, "Greens-function approach to the optical nonlinearities in semiconductors and quantum-confined structures," Phys. Rev. B 54, R8365-R8368 (1996). [CrossRef]
D. Campi, G. Col?, and M. Vallone, "Formulation of the optical response in semiconductors and quantum-confined structures," Phys. Rev. B 57, 4681-4686 (1998). [CrossRef]
D. Campi, and C. Coriasso, "Optical nonlinearities in multiple-quantum wells: Generalized Elliott formula," Phys. Rev. B 51, 10719-10728 (1995). [CrossRef]
C. Cacciatore, L. Faustini, G. Leo, C. Coriasso, D. Campi, A. Stano, and C. Rigo, "Dynamics of nonlinear optical properties in InxGa1-xAs/InP quantum-well waveguides," Phys Rev. B 55, R4883-R4886 (1997). [CrossRef]
P. -L Liu, Q. Zhao, and F. -S. Choa, "Slow-Wave Finite-Difference Beam Propagation Method," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 7, 890-892 (1995). [CrossRef]
Y. Chung, and N. Dagli, "An assessment of Finite Difference Beam Propagation Method," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 26, 1335-1339 (1990). [CrossRef]
W. H. Press, B. P. Flannery, S. A. Teucolsky, and W. T. Vetterling, Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing. (Cambridge Univ., New York, 1986), pp. 40-41.

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