Title :
Low penalty cascaded operation of a monolithically integrated Quantum Dot 1×8 port optical switch
Author :
Wang, H. ; Williams, K.A. ; Wonfor, A. ; de Vries, T. ; Smalbrugge, E. ; Oei, Y.S. ; Smit, M.K. ; Noetzel, R. ; Liu, S. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
A novel Quantum Dot monolithically integrated 1times8 switch is shown to provide robust routing of data at 10 Gb/s modulation rates. Two cascaded switches providing, 1times64 functionality, operate with a power penalty of only 0.9 dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical switches; semiconductor quantum dots; telecommunication network routing; InGaAsP; PON; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; low power penalty cascaded operation; modulation rate; quantum dot monolithically integrated switches; robust routing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Power semiconductor switches; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
