Title :
Cascadable MZI all-optical switch with separate ports for data- and control-signals
Author :
Leuthold, J. ; Besse, P.A. ; Gamper, E. ; Dülk, M. ; Vogt, W. ; Melchior, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Electron., Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Demonstration of a new all-optical space switch, with separate in- and output ports for the data- and control-signal. At 10 GHz the crosstalk between copropagating data- and control-signal exceeds 20 dB, making the device interesting for future cascadation and bidirectional operation on a single chip
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication signalling; time division multiplexing; 10 GHz; Mach Zehnder interferometers; bidirectional operation; cascadable MZI all-optical switch; cascadation; control-signals; crosstalk; data-signals; optical TDM systems; single chip; Control systems; Extinction ratio; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732660
