• DocumentCode
    520817
  • Title

    Symmetrically-coupled SOAs exhibit optical bistability

  • Author

    Costanzo-Caso, Pablo A. ; Gehl, Michael ; Granieri, Sergio ; Siahmakoun, Azad

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. & Opt. Eng. Dept., Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technol., Terre Haute, IN, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    An optical switch based-on two electrically coupled SOAs is demonstrated. Experiments show switching frequencies in MHz range with 4 dB contrast ratio. The performance can be improved up to GHz range employing photonic integrated devices.
  • Keywords
    Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; P-i-n diodes; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500418
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=520817