Title :
Error-free all-optical demultiplexing at 336 Gb/s with a hybrid-integrated symmetric-Mach-Zehnder switch
Author :
Nakamura, Shigeru ; Ueno, Yoshiyasu ; Tajima, Kazuhito
Author_Institution :
Networking Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Error-free all-optical demultiplexing at 336 Gb/s has been achieved by using a hybrid-integrated symmetric-Mach-Zehnder switch incorporating semiconductor optical amplifiers. A 3.0-ps switching window is opened by 1.5-ps control pulses, which keep the rising and falling edges of the steep switching window while minimizing the effect of intraband carrier dynamics in semiconductor optical amplifiers.
Keywords :
carrier mobility; demultiplexing; electro-optical switches; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.5 ps; 3.0 ps; 336 Gbit/s; error-free all-optical demultiplexing; hybrid-integrated symmetric-Mach-Zehnder switch; intraband carrier dynamics; ps control pulses; ps switching window; semiconductor optical amplifiers; switching window; Crosstalk; Demultiplexing; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Power semiconductor switches; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036784
