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.


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    Title :

    Carrier heating in a terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer


    Contributors:
    Gomez-Iglesias, A. (author) / Fenn, J.G. (author) / Mazilu, M. (author) / Miller, A. (author) / Manning, R.J. (author)


    Publication date :

    2004-01-01


    Size :

    158926 byte



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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