Title :
2R regeneration in a novel ultra-compact integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Reading-Picopoulos, D. ; Moll, E. ; Chai, Y.J. ; Zhao, X. ; Williams, K. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
A novel integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer, based on an ultra-compact crosspoint structure employing semiconductor optical amplifiers is proposed and its regenerative properties investigated. We demonstrate ER and OSNR improvements of 8.81 dB and 5.0 dB respectively at 10 GHz.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 GHz; 2R regeneration; ER improvements; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; OSNR improvements; crosspoint structure; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultracompact integrated interferometer;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
