Title :
All-optical polarization independent switching in a nonlinear DFB waveguide with vertically etched grating
Author :
Jeong, S.-H. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Kim, H.-C. ; Wiedmann, J. ; Arai, S. ; Takenaka, M. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The first demonstration of polarization-independent all-optical switching is reported in a nonlinear DFB waveguide with vertically etched grating. Besides, polarization independence of grating coupling coefficient was also accomplished by adjusting grating depth.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflectors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical switches; optical waveguides; InP-GaInAsP; grating coupling coefficient; grating depth; nonlinear DFB waveguide; polarization-independent all-optical switching; vertically etched grating; Communication switching; Couplings; Ethernet networks; Optical fiber couplers; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Routing; Stress; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033364
