• DocumentCode
    712413
  • Title

    Low-energy, high-performance lossless 8×8 SOA switch

  • Author

    Cheng, Q. ; Wonfor, A. ; Wei, J.L. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the first monolithically-integrated active-passive lossless 8×8 SOA switch. A wide IPDR of 14.5dB for penalty <;1dB is achieved. The switch paths through the device exhibit excellent uniformity.
  • Keywords
    monolithic integrated circuits; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; monolithically-integrated active-passive lossless SOA switch; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Gain; Optical losses; Optical switches; Optical variables measurement; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121763