DocumentCode
511611
Title
Demonstration of a lossless monolithic 16 x16 QW SOA switch
Author
Wang, H. ; Wonfor, A. ; Williams, K.A. ; Penty, Rv ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution
Centre for Photonic Systems, Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0FA, UK
Volume
2009-Supplement
fYear
2009
fDate
20-24 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
10Gb/s error-free operation of the first monolithic 16×16 quantum well semiconductor optical amplifier switch is demonstrated. The switch has a 2dB facet-to-facet gain and a minimum power penalty of 2.5dB.
Keywords
Error-free operation; Etching; Mirrors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Vienna
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5096-1
Type
conf
Filename
5395714
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