DocumentCode
3384359
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
fYear
2007
fDate
19-22 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
145
Lastpage
146
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;
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.2007.4300786
Filename
4300786
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