Title :
Ultra-high Speed, all-optical wavelength converters using single SOA and SOI photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Vyrsokinos, K. ; Stampoulidis, L. ; Gomez-Agis, F. ; Voigt, K. ; Zimmermann, L. ; Wahlbrink, T. ; Sheng, Z. ; Thourhout, D.V. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We report a new family of ultra-fast all-optical wavelength converters. The device architecture employs a single SOA and filtering elements integrated in silicon-on-insulator substrates. These schemes enable high-integration density and low power consumption.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical filters; optical wavelength conversion; power consumption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon-on-insulator; Si; device architecture; filtering elements; power consumption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; silicon-on-insulator photonic integrated circuits; ultra-high speed all-optical wavelength converters; Energy consumption; Filtering; Indium phosphide; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon on insulator technology; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Winter Topicals Meeting Series (WTM), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Majorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5240-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5241-5
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2010.5421936
