Title :
Novel Concept for an Integrated Optical Waveguide Isolator for Picosecond Pulse Operation
Author :
Heck, M.J.R. ; Bente, E.A.J.M. ; Barbarin, Y. ; Lenstra, D. ; Smit, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Abstract :
The use of a concatenated array of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) and saturable absorbers (SA) as an integrated optical waveguide isolator for picosecond pulse operation is proposed in this paper. Numerical simulations are performed using SOA and SA rate equation models wherein the parameters used are valid for the InP/InGaAsP material.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical isolators; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; InP-InGaAsP; integrated optical waveguide isolator; numerical simulations; picosecond pulse operation; rate equation models; saturable absorbers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Concatenated codes; Integrated optics; Isolators; Optical arrays; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Semiconductor waveguides; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386277
