Title :
Experimental demonstration of femtosecond switching of a fully packaged all-optical switch
Author :
Yow, C.K. ; Chai, Y.J. ; White, Ian H. ; Leburn, C.G. ; McWilliam, A. ; Lagatsky, A.A. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Maxwell, G. ; McDougall, R.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Photonic Syst., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate femtosecond switching of a fully packaged hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder switch. A record switching window of 620 fs at full-width-half-maximum is achieved.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; photonic switching systems; 620 fs; Mach-Zehnder interferometer switch; all-optical communication systems; femtosecond switching; full-width-half-maximum; fully packaged all-optical switch; hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder switch; switching window; ultrafast switching devices; ultrashort optical pulse sources; Communication switching; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Packaging; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Telecommunication switching; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192917
