Title :
All-optical switching characteristics in nonlinear directional coupler loaded with Bragg reflector
Author :
Nakatsuhara, K. ; Mizumoto, T. ; Jeong, S.-H. ; Shirado, T. ; Ma, B.-J. ; Nakano, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
All-optical switching characteristics in a nonlinear directional coupler loaded with a Bragg reflector are reported experimentally. In the experiments, all-optical switching with separate signal and control wavelengths was also successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; optical directional couplers; optical switches; Bragg reflector; GaInAsP-InP; InP; all-optical switching; all-optical switching characteristics; control wavelength; nonlinear directional coupler; signal wavelength; Communication switching; Directional couplers; Gratings; Indium phosphide; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883599
