Title :
All-Optical Switching in Microring-Loaded Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Fabricated from Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB)
Author :
Kim, Y. ; Cao, W. ; Chen, S. ; Smith, D.W. ; Herman, W.N. ; Lee, C.H.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park
Abstract :
We demonstrate that all-optical switching in a microring-loaded Mach-Zhender interferometer fabricated from PFCB is possible, and obtained a response pulse width of about 30 ps and a maximum modulation depth of 3.8 dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical switches; all-optical switching; maximum modulation depth; microring-loaded Mach-Zehnder interferometer; perfluorocyclobutyl; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Resonance; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453287
