Title :
DOS optical switch for microwave optical links based applications
Author :
Blary, K. ; Dupont, S. ; Vilcot, J.P. ; Mollot, E. ; Decoster, D. ; Chazelas, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electronique et de Microelectronique du Nord, Univ. des Sci. et Technol. de Lille, Villeneuve d´´Ascq, France
fDate :
12/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance of an InGaAsP/InP digital optical switch (DOS) structure is investigated and discussed when used in microwave over fibre signal transmission. The focus is on on/off ratio as well as phase noise performance of microwave transmitted signals.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; microwave links; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical noise; optical switches; phase noise; semiconductor switches; DOS optical switch; InGaAsP-InP; digital optical switch; microwave optical links; microwave over fibre signal transmission; microwave transmitted signals; on/off ratio; phase noise performance;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20021183
