Ultrafast all-optical gate with subpicosecond on and off response time

  • D. Hulin
  • , A. Mysyrowicz
  • , A. Antonetti
  • , A. Migus
  • , W. T. Masselink
  • , H. Morkoç
  • , H. M. Gibbs
  • , N. Peyghambarian

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Abstract

An all-optical logic gate consisting of a GaAs-GaAlAs multiple quantum well structure inserted in a 1.3-μm-thick Fabry-Perot cavity is demonstrated to perform with subpicosecond on and off switching time. The use of a purely optical field effect allows for a recovery time as rapid as the switch-on time.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)749-751
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume49
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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