Title :
Investigation of ultrashort switching windows in a hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Yow, C.K. ; McDougall, R. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Maxwell, G. ; Lealman, I. ; Nield, M. ; Manning, R.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We examine switching windows of a hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Fitted autocorrelation traces indicate an exponential rise-time that broadens the pedestal when the window approaches switching pulsewidth. A 1.80 ps FWHM window, with 13.5 dB extinction is observed.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; 1.80 ps; FWHM window; autocorrelation; hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; switching pulsewidth; ultrashort switching windows;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
