We report interferometric switching experiments with an InGaAs semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Measured switching windows reveal ultrafast refractive index changes attributed to carrier heating. This conclusion is supported by calculations using a phenomenological model.
Carrier heating in a terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). ; 2 ; 2 pp. vol.2
2004-01-01
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