• DocumentCode
    3619790
  • Title

    Novel compact InP-based monolithic widely tunable differential Mach-Zehnder interferometer wavelength converter for 40 Gbps operation

  • Author

    Vikrant Lal;J.A. Summers;M.L. Masanovic;L.A. Coldren;D.J. Blumenthal

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    25
  • Lastpage
    27
  • Abstract
    A novel, compact monolithic widely tunable differential SOA-Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter is described. Total internal reflection mirrors are used to realize on-chip differential delay for 40 Gbps operation. This design allows reduced chip area and improved MZI balance.
  • Keywords
    "Mirrors","Optical wavelength conversion","Delay","Semiconductor optical amplifiers","Tunable circuits and devices","Indium phosphide","Switches","Optical fiber devices","Waveguide lasers","Adders"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2005. International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1092-8669
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8891-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIPRM.2005.1517410
  • Filename
    1517410