Title :
Interferometric all-optical switching using nonlinearities in semiconductor optical amplifiers biased at transparency
Author :
Robinson, B.S. ; Hall, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated all-optical switching at 10 Gbits/s using nonlinearities in SOAs biased at transparency. This switch requires high input powers relative to switches based on SOAs biased in the gain regime, but degradation of the output signal as a result of saturation and carrier population effects may be reduced at transparency.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; transparency; 10 Gbit/s; all-optical switching; carrier population effects; degradation; gain regime; high input powers; interferometric all-optical switching; optical nonlinearities; output signal; saturation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; transparency; transparency biased semiconductor lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675781
