Title :
Monolithically integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a 20 Gbit/s all-optical add/drop multiplexer for OTDM systems
Author :
Jahn, E. ; Agrawal, N. ; Ehrke, H.J. ; Ludwig, R. ; Pieper, W. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
fDate :
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the operation of a recently developed, monolithically integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer with two semiconductor laser amplifiers as a 20 Gbit/s add/drop multiplexer for optical time division multiplexed systems
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; time division multiplexing; 20 Gbit/s; OTDM; all-optical add/drop multiplexer; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; monolithic integration; optical time division multiplexing; semiconductor laser amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960108
