DocumentCode
2577831
Title
Optical signal processing using MMI elements
Author
Cahill, Laurence W. ; Le, Thanh T.
Author_Institution
La Trobe Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Volume
4
fYear
2008
fDate
22-26 June 2008
Firstpage
114
Lastpage
117
Abstract
In the past, multimode interference (MMI) devices mostly have been used as couplers, combiners and simple switches. Recently, there has been much research interest in making modifications to the basic MMI structure in order to achieve much greater functionality. Of particular interest has been the possibility of implementing a variety of all-optical signal processing functions. This paper reviews recent novel advances with these devices and examines some of the possible signal processing applications.
Keywords
light interference; optical logic; MMI elements; multimode interference devices; optical signal processing; Couplers; Discrete Fourier transforms; Interference; Logic devices; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location
Athens
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2626-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598747
Filename
4598747
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