Title :
Semiconductor amplifier design for wavelength conversion and switching
Author :
Gustavsson, Mats
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Components AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
There is continued interest in rearrangeable multiwavelength optical networks because of their ability of providing flexible means for high-capacity information transport. Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) may be used for realization of some of the photonic devices desired in such network layers. This presentation will be concerned with integrated SOAs based on InGaAsP bulk active material for applications to photonic space division switching and interferometric wavelength conversion in the wavelength range near 1.55 μm. In particular, these amplifiers will be illustrated in terms of 2×2 and 4×4 SOA gate switch matrices, and wavelength converters based on Michelson interferometers
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Michelson interferometers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical frequency conversion; optical planar waveguides; photonic switching systems; semiconductor lasers; space division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 micron; InGaAsP; Michelson interferometers; butt coupling; butt joint integration; gate switch matrices; high-capacity information transport; integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers; interferometric wavelength conversion; interferometric wavelength converters; photonic IC; photonic space division switching; rearrangeable multiwavelength optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifier design; Interferometers; Matrix converters; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-480-7
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1997.719707
