CA1239462A - Degenerate four-wave mixer using multiple quantum well structures - Google Patents

Degenerate four-wave mixer using multiple quantum well structures

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CA1239462A
CA1239462A CA000448432A CA448432A CA1239462A CA 1239462 A CA1239462 A CA 1239462A CA 000448432 A CA000448432 A CA 000448432A CA 448432 A CA448432 A CA 448432A CA 1239462 A CA1239462 A CA 1239462A
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Daniel S. Chemla
David A.B. Miller
Peter W. Smith
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AT&T Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/355—Non-linear optics characterised by the materials used
    • G02F1/3556—Semiconductor materials, e.g. quantum wells
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y20/00—Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/35—Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/353—Frequency conversion, i.e. wherein a light beam is generated with frequency components different from those of the incident light beams
    • G02F1/3534—Three-wave interaction, e.g. sum-difference frequency generation

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  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
CA000448432A 1983-02-28 1984-02-28 Degenerate four-wave mixer using multiple quantum well structures Expired CA1239462A (en)

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US470,319 1983-02-28
US06/470,319 US4528464A (en) 1983-02-28 1983-02-28 Degenerate four-wave mixer using multiple quantum well structures

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EP (1) EP0137033B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS60500832A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1239462A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3485430D1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO1984003364A1 (enExample)

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WO1984003364A1 (en) 1984-08-30
JPS60500832A (ja) 1985-05-30
DE3485430D1 (de) 1992-02-20
EP0137033A1 (en) 1985-04-17
JPH0461336B2 (enExample) 1992-09-30
EP0137033B1 (en) 1992-01-08
EP0137033A4 (en) 1986-11-26

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