Title :
Ultrafast all-optical demultiplexing performance of monolithically integrated band gap shifted Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Tekin, T. ; Schlak, M. ; Brinker, W. ; Berger, J. ; Schubert, C. ; Maul, B. ; Molt, R.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
The all-optical 80 and 160 to 10 Gbit/s demultiplexing performance of this new switching concept have been demonstrated. The key components of this interferometric switch are the band gap shifted semiconductor optical amplifiers monolithically integrated in a symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing equipment; energy gap; high-speed optical techniques; monolithic integrated circuits; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 to 160 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; InGaAsP-InP; band gap shifted Mach-Zehnder interferometer; band gap shifted semiconductor optical amplifiers; interferometric switch; monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; ultrafast all-optical demultiplexing performance; Demultiplexing; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989079
