Title :
Analysis and design of a novel optical switch based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Li, Xin ; Yu, Zhongyuan ; Liu, Yumin ; Guo, Xiaotao
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun. (BUPT), Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Optical switch based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier (QD-SOA) is proved to be more potential in ultra-fast optical processing. And a novel optical switch has been designed to exploit the superiorities.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical design techniques; optical switches; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; optical switch design; quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier; ultrafast optical processing; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical switches; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7111-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682685
