Title :
All-optical membrane InP switch on silicon for access applications
Author :
Raz, Oded ; Tassaert, M. ; Roelkens, Gunther ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Using an integrated membrane switch on SOI, optical clock distribution is achieved while all-optical switching of datapackets is maintained. Transmission through 25km SMF is demonstrated with 1.5dB penalty, limited by signal OSNR and pump extinction.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; extinction coefficients; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical pumping; optical switches; silicon-on-insulator; InP-Si; SMF; SOI; access applications; all-optical integrated membrane switching; datapackets; distance 25 km; optical clock distribution; pump extinction; signal OSNR; transmission;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
