• DocumentCode
    971489
  • 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
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    12/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1697
  • Lastpage
    1699
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20021183
  • Filename
    1137473