Title :
Analysis of a nonlinear Mach-Zhender Interferometer
Author :
Srivastava, Arpita ; Paltani, Punya Prasanna ; Medhekar, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Birla Inst. of Technol., Ranchi
Abstract :
In the present paper, a detailed investigation on the switching behavior of a nonlinear Mach-Zhender Interferometer (NMZI) has been carried out using Beam Propagation Method (BPM). A NMZI is the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) in which one arm is made-up of a nonlinear material. Considering one optical input (one beam), a thorough investigation on input verses output characteristic has been carried out by varying different parameters like length of the arms, refractive index of the linear/ nonlinear arm, wavelength of the input beams and nonlinear coefficient of the material of the nonlinear arm. The present paper provides a physical y intuitive understanding of the effect of changing different parameters of the NMZI on its switching behavior.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical switches; refractive index; beam propagation method; input beams wavelength; linear arm; nonlinear Mach-Zhender interferometer; nonlinear material; optical input; refractive index; switching property; Arm; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, 2008. AOMD 2008. 2nd National Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Varanasi
Print_ISBN :
978-0-230-63718-4
