Optical buffer based on monolithic InP phased-array 1×16 switch with silica-PLC pitch converter and ultra-compact coiled fiber delay lines

Author

Tanemura, T. ; Soganci, I.M. ; Oyama, T. ; Ohyama, T. ; Mino, S. ; Williams, K.A. ; Calabretta, N. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Nakano, Y.

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2010

fDate

21-25 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

We demonstrate large-capacity high-resolution optical buffer, comprising 1 Ã— 16 InP switch and ultra-compact delay lines based on thin-cladding highly nonlinear fibers. Silica-PLC-based pitch converter is employed to realize uniform coupling from all 16 switch ports simultaneously.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical switches; silicon compounds; InP; SiO₂; highly nonlinear fibers; monolithic InP phased-array; optical buffer; silica-PLC pitch converter; ultracompact coiled fiber delay lines; Buffer storage; Delay lines; Fiber nonlinear optics; Indium phosphide; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical coupling; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Switching converters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-884-1

Type

conf

Filename

5465798