Title :
Multifunctional photonic integrated circuits based on SOA and ring resonators
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Fraunhofer-Inst. Nachrichtentech., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The broad spectrum of functionalities of SOA integrated PICs including also nonlinearities will produce a new generation of components for optical communication. A snap-shot on different in-line, interferometer, and ring approaches is given.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; light interferometers; optical communication; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; SOA; broad spectrum; interferometer; multifunctional photonic integrated circuits; optical communication; ring resonators; snap-shot; Charge carrier density; Electrons; Laser transitions; Optical arrays; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Photonic integrated circuits; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247589
