Title :
Optical signal processing using MMI elements
Author :
Cahill, Laurence W. ; Le, Thanh T.
Author_Institution :
La Trobe Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
In the past, multimode interference (MMI) devices mostly have been used as couplers, combiners and simple switches. Recently, there has been much research interest in making modifications to the basic MMI structure in order to achieve much greater functionality. Of particular interest has been the possibility of implementing a variety of all-optical signal processing functions. This paper reviews recent novel advances with these devices and examines some of the possible signal processing applications.
Keywords :
light interference; optical logic; MMI elements; multimode interference devices; optical signal processing; Couplers; Discrete Fourier transforms; Interference; Logic devices; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598747
