Title :
A versatile all-optical modulator based on nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Krijnen, Gijs J M ; Villeneuve, Alain ; Stegeman, George I. ; Lambeck, Paul V. ; Hoekstra, Hugo J W M
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We describe a device based on a nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer (NMI) which exploits cross-phase modulation (XPM) of two co-propagating modes in bimodal branches. The advantage of the new concept is the fact that the device becomes polarisation independent while keeping phase insensitive by using different propagation constants of the modes of the bimodal branches
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical modulation; phase modulation; bimodal branch modes; bimodal branches; co-propagating modes; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometers; phase insensitive; polarisation independent; propagation constants; versatile all-optical modulator; Bit rate; Communication system control; Couplings; Electrooptic devices; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Probes; Propagation constant; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1473-5
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1994.470763
