Efficient Performance Optimization for Ultrafast All-Optical Switching in SOA-MZI Devices

Author

Wang, Jade P. ; Robinson, Bryan S. ; Savage, Shelby J. ; Hamilton, Scott A. ; Ippen, Erich P. ; Mu, Ruomei ; Wang, Hongsheng ; Sarathy, Jiten ; Stefanov, Boris B.

fYear

2007

fDate

19-22 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

99

Lastpage

100

Abstract

We present a simple method for optimization of ultrafast switching performance in semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) devices. By simultaneously measuring switching dynamics over all possible interferometer bias points, we acquire an extinction map which accurately identifies operating conditions for high extinction and optimal switching.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; extinction; interferometer bias points; semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer devices; ultrafast all-optical switching; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optimization; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches; Telecommunication switching; Ultrafast optics; Integrated optical devices; all-optical switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics in Switching, 2007

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1122-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PS.2007.4300755

Filename

4300755