Title :
A new all-optical switching device by using the nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a control waveguide
Author :
Wu, Yaw-Dong ; Chen, Mao-Hsiung ; Tasy, Rong-zhan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Kaohsiung Univ. of Appl. Sci., Taiwan
Abstract :
We propose a new all-optical switching device by using the nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a straight control waveguide. The numerical results show that this device could function as an all-optical switch.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical switches; optical waveguides; all-optical switching device; control waveguide; nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Couplers; Logic devices; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Signal design;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274749
