• DocumentCode
    421749
  • Title

    Investigation of ultrashort switching windows in a hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer

  • Author

    Yow, C.K. ; McDougall, R. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Maxwell, G. ; Lealman, I. ; Nield, M. ; Manning, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We examine switching windows of a hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Fitted autocorrelation traces indicate an exponential rise-time that broadens the pedestal when the window approaches switching pulsewidth. A 1.80 ps FWHM window, with 13.5 dB extinction is observed.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical switches; 1.80 ps; FWHM window; autocorrelation; hybrid-integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; switching pulsewidth; ultrashort switching windows;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360986
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=421749