• DocumentCode
    764232
  • Title

    Design of all-optical asymmetric Fabry-Pe´rot switch in a spin-polarization scheme

  • Author

    Yasui, Takako ; Takahashi, Ryo ; Kondo, Naoto ; Suzuki, Hiroyuki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    199
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    An all-optical asymmetric Fabry-Pe´rot (AFP) switch when operated in a spin-polarization scheme (SPS) is theoretically investigated in comparison with a conventional AFP switch. Simulation results reveal that when combined with the SPS, the AFP switch must be redesigned to obtain higher on-off ratio and higher switching efficiency. An additional advantage of the optimized AFP switch is the increased tolerance of a high on-off ratio to input signal energy.
  • Keywords
    light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical switches; all-optical switch; asymmetric Fabry-Perot switch; on-off ratio; optical switch design; spin-polarization scheme; switching efficiency; CMOS technology; High speed optical techniques; Mirrors; Optical buffering; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Page description languages; Ultrafast optics; All-optical switches; asymmetric Fabry–PÉrot (AFP); spin-polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2005.860379
  • Filename
    1561331