Integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer WDM (de)multiplexer using quantum well intermixing

Author

Wong, H.Y. ; Tan, W.K. ; Bryce, A.C. ; Marsh, J.H. ; Arnold, J.M. ; Sorel, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK

fYear

2005

fDate

8-12 May 2005

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

30

Abstract

An InGaAs/InAlGaAs monolithically integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer WDM (de)multiplexer has been fabricated using quantum well intermixing. Wavelength tuning using current injection is demonstrated and a channel extinction ratio >25 dB is achieved.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; aluminium compounds; demultiplexing equipment; extinction coefficients; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical tuning; quantum well devices; wavelength division multiplexing; InGaAs-InAlGaAs; WDM demultiplexer fabrication; WDM multiplexer; channel extinction ratio; current injection; monolithically integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; quantum well intermixing; wavelength tuning; Arm; Channel spacing; Conducting materials; Extinction ratio; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser tuning; Optical materials; Optical tuning; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on

ISSN

1092-8669

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8891-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517411

Filename

1517411