Picosecond switching induced by saturable absorption in a nonlinear directional coupler

N. Finlayson; W. C. Banyai; E. M. Wright; C. T. Seaton; G. I. Stegeman; T. J. Cullen; C. N. Ironside

doi:10.1063/1.100039

Picosecond switching induced by saturable absorption in a nonlinear directional coupler

N. Finlayson, W. C. Banyai, E. M. Wright, C. T. Seaton, G. I. Stegeman, T. J. Cullen, C. N. Ironside

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Fluence-induced changes in absorption of a semiconductor-doped-glass directional coupler have resulted in nonlinear optical switching on a picosecond time scale. The functional dependence on the incident fluence confirms that the switching is dominated by absorption saturation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1144-1146
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	53
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.100039
State	Published - 1988

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