DocumentCode
2259643
Title
All-optical polarization independent switching in a nonlinear DFB waveguide with vertically etched grating
Author
Jeong, S.-H. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Kim, H.-C. ; Wiedmann, J. ; Arai, S. ; Takenaka, M. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Abstract
Summary form only given. The first demonstration of polarization-independent all-optical switching is reported in a nonlinear DFB waveguide with vertically etched grating. Besides, polarization independence of grating coupling coefficient was also accomplished by adjusting grating depth.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflectors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical switches; optical waveguides; InP-GaInAsP; grating coupling coefficient; grating depth; nonlinear DFB waveguide; polarization-independent all-optical switching; vertically etched grating; Communication switching; Couplings; Ethernet networks; Optical fiber couplers; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Optical switches; Routing; Stress; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033364
Filename
1033364
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