Title :
Cascaded performance of a monolithic MZI-SOA hybrid switch
Author :
Cheng, Qi ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Wei, J.L. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Photonic Syst., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time the feasibility of a 32×32 MZI-SOA hybrid switch by means of a re-circulating loop. A power penalty of less than 2.9dB at a data rate of 10Gb/s is obtained.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zelmder interferometers; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; cascaded performance; monolithic MZI-SOA hybrid switch; power penalty; recirculating loop; semiconductor optical amplifier; Adaptive optics; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Ports (Computers);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
