Title :
Electrical control optical delay lines made of y-junction SOA switches
Author :
Fan, J. ; Zhang, J.P. ; Chai, Y. ; Chao, F.S. ; Liu, P.-L. ; Tanbum-Ek, T. ; Wisk, P. ; Tsang, W.T. ; Zydzik, G. ; Burrus, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Electrical control optical delay lines can be made of integrated y-junction SOA switches for many applications. The operation of a cell synchronizer, which can obtain different optical delays, is demonstrated with the fabricated SOA switches.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; semiconductor lasers; cell synchroniz; electrical control optical delay lines; fabricated SOA switches; integrated y-junction SOA switches; optical delays; y-junction SOA switches; Absorption; Delay lines; Electrons; Excitons; Gallium arsenide; Optical control; Optical switches; Oscillators; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Time division multiplexing;
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.1998.676429
