Title :
Simulation of optical switching based on Mach-Zender Interferometer Structure
Author :
Agifral, Disra ; Syahriar, Ary ; Lubis, Ahmad H. ; Rahardjo, Sasono
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Al-Azhar Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Abstract :
Optical switch plays an important roles in optical communication especially in Fiber to The Home networks. In this paper, we introduce a simple simulations to predict switch characteristic based on Thermo-Optic phase shifter on Mach-Zender Interferometer Structure. They are the comparison coupling coefficient as a function of separated two waveguides, interchange of modal power between the two guides as a function of propagation distance under phase matched conditions, and the switch characteristic of power as a function of temperature change. A Sellmeier equation is used to calculate refractive index change caused by temperature change.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical phase shifters; optical switches; refractive index; thermo-optical devices; Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure; Sellmeier equation; coupling coefficient; fiber-to-the-home networks; optical communication; optical switching; refractive index change; temperature change; thermo-optic phase shifter; Communication switching; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Phase shifting interferometry; Temperature; Coupling Coefficient; Directional Coupler; Mach-Zender Interferometer; Switch Characteristic; Thermo-Optic Switch;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE), 2010 The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5585-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5586-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAE.2010.5451354
