• DocumentCode
    1771808
  • Title

    Cascaded performance of a monolithic MZI-SOA hybrid switch

  • Author

    Cheng, Qi ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Wei, J.L. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Photonic Syst., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate for the first time the feasibility of a 32×32 MZI-SOA hybrid switch by means of a re-circulating loop. A power penalty of less than 2.9dB at a data rate of 10Gb/s is obtained.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zelmder interferometers; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; cascaded performance; monolithic MZI-SOA hybrid switch; power penalty; recirculating loop; semiconductor optical amplifier; Adaptive optics; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Ports (Computers);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989616
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1771808