DocumentCode
1794437
Title
Modular hybrid dilated Mach-Zehnder switch with integrated SOAs for large port count switches
Author
Cheng, Qi ; Wonfor, Adrian ; Wei, J.L. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
9-13 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A modular dilated MZI based optical switch with integrated SOAs is demonstrated with excellent -40dB crosstalk/extinction ratio, 3ns switching time and nearly penalty-free operation. Studies show an 8×8 switch with 14dB IPDR for 0.5dB penalty.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical modulation; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; crosstalk/extinction ratio; integrated SOA; large port count switches; modular hybrid dilated Mach-Zehnder switch; Crosstalk; Optical losses; Optical switches; Ports (Computers); Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switching circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-5575-2994-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1364/OFC.2014.W4C.6
Filename
6887174
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