Ultrafast all-optical switching at 1.3µm/1.55 µm using novelInGaAs/AlAsSb/InP coupled double quantum well structure forintersubband transitions

Abstract
A coupled double quantum well (C-DQW) structure enabling ultrafast, multiwavelength, all-optical modulation using intersubband transitions is proposed. It has been demonstrated by calculating the absorption and relaxation characteristics that the InGaAs/AlAsSb C-DQW structure is desirable for application in all-optical switches for multiwavelength operation at near-infrared wavelengths down to 1.3 µm. The capability of ultrafast all-optical switching/wavelength conversion between 1.3 and 1.55 µm has also been demonstrated.