Title :
Characterisation of a MQW electroabsorption modulator as an all-optical demultiplexer
Author :
Oxenlowe, Leif K. ; Romstad, F. ; Tersigni, A. ; Hojfeldt, S. ; Yvind, K. ; Skovgaard, P.M.W. ; Hoppe, K. ; Hanberg, J.
Author_Institution :
COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A detailed experimental investigation of the all-optical switching properties of an InGaAsP MQW electroabsorption modulator has been performed. Using high pump pulse energies and high reverse bias settings, switching windows were demonstrated with extinction ratios up to 25 dB and widths down to 10 ps, possibly facilitating 100/10 Gb/s demultiplexing
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; demultiplexing equipment; electro-optical modulation; electro-optical switches; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; semiconductor quantum wells; 10 Gbit/s; 10 ps; 100 Gbit/s; EAM; InGaAsP; InGaAsP MQW electroabsorption modulator; all-optical switching properties; demultiplexing; high pump pulse energies; high reverse bias settings; switching windows; Absorption; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Quantum well devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969160
