Title :
Demonstration of all-optical Mach-Zehnder demultiplexer
Author :
Kang, K.I. ; Glesk, I. ; Chang, T.G. ; Prucnal, P.R. ; Boncek, R.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
fDate :
4/27/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new type of ultrafast all-optical switch based on a Mach-Zehnder configuration has been demonstrated using the same wavelength and polarisation for both clock and data signals. A 10 ps switching window was measured with a 0.65 pJ clock pulse at 1.313 μm
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; clocks; demultiplexing equipment; optical fibres; photonic switching systems; 1.313 micrometre; 10 ps; all-optical Mach-Zehnder demultiplexer; clock pulse; clock signals; data signals; switching window; ultrafast all-optical switch;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950499
