• DocumentCode
    1318278
  • Title

    All-optical 2×2 switches with 20 dB extinction ratios

  • Author

    Leuthold, J. ; Eckner, J. ; Holtmann, Ch ; Hess, R. ; Melchior, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    11/21/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2235
  • Lastpage
    2236
  • Abstract
    Improved extinction ratios reaching 20 dB are experimentally demonstrated for optically controlled Mach-Zehnder interferometer type InP waveguide switches with semiconductor optical amplifiers and phase control sections in their arms. The improvements are due to optimisation of both the bias currents of the optical amplifiers and the relative phases in both arms of the interferometer
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical fibre communication; optical switches; InP; bias currents; extinction ratios; optically controlled Mach-Zehnder interferometer; phase control sections; relative phases; semiconductor optical amplifiers; waveguide switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19961497
  • Filename
    556786
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1318278