Title :
Switchable All-Optical 188-ps Delay Line in AlGaAs
Author :
Iyer, Rajiv ; Bristow, Alan D. ; Yang, Zhenshan ; Aitchison, J.Stewart ; Van Driel, Henry M. ; Sipe, John E. ; Smirl, Arthur L.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Toronto, Toronto
Abstract :
An integrated AlGaAs all-optical 188-ps delay line is characterized over the C- and L- bands. Self-switching by input intensity is achieved using a nonlinear directional coupler and a racetrack delay line.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical delay lines; optical directional couplers; AlGaAs; AlGaAs - Interface; C bands; L bands; input intensity; integrated optics; nonlinear directional coupler; racetrack delay line; self switching; switchable all optical delay line; time 188 ps; Delay lines;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348411
