Title :
Faster Switching with Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Manning, R.J. ; Giller, R. ; Yang, X. ; Webb, R.P. ; Cotter, D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
Abstract :
We review recent methods to increase the speed of the nonlinear optical response of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), including the use of filters and of an additional SOA in the ´turbo-switch´ configuration. We also consider the effects of optimising parameters, such as the confinement factor and optical area, on the recovery rate.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; optical filters; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; confinement factor; nonlinear optical response; optical area; optical filters; optical switching; recovery rate; semiconductor optical amplifiers; turbo-switch configuration; Band pass filters; Bit rate; Nonlinear filters; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Semiconductor optical amplifier; all-optical signal processing; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2007
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1122-X
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2007.4300786
