Comparison of three nonlinear optical switch geometries

Author

Toliver, P. ; Runser, R.J. ; Glesk, I. ; Prucnal, P.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

254

Lastpage

255

Abstract

Summary form only given. All-optical switches using ultrafast nonlinearities enable high aggregate data rates in optical TDM networks. These nonlinearities are based upon a resonant excitation in active or passive semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) or nonlinear waveguides. Extensive experimental demonstrations have been performed on various configurations of these devices. Optical switches which use an SOA as the nonlinear element are promising for future networks since they require low control pulse energy compared to passive devices.

Keywords

nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical switches; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; active semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical switches; future networks; high aggregate data rates; low control pulse energy; nonlinear element; nonlinear optical switch geometries; nonlinear waveguides; nonlinearities; optical TDM networks; optical switches; passive devices; passive semiconductor optical amplifiers; resonant excitation; ultrafast nonlinearities; Aggregates; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906980

Filename

906980