Efficient Performance Optimization for Ultrafast All-Optical Switching in SOA-MZI Devices

We present a simple method for optimization of ultrafast switching performance in semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) devices. By simultaneously measuring switching dynamics over all possible interferometer bias points, we acquire an extinction map which accurately...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wang, J.P., Robinson, B.S., Savage, S.J., Hamilton, S.A., Ippen, E.P., Ruomei Mu, Hongsheng Wang, Sarathy, J., Stefanov, B.B.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	all-optical switching Integrated optical devices Optical devices Optical interferometry Optical pulses Optical pumping Optimization Pulse amplifiers Semiconductor optical amplifiers Switches Telecommunication switching Ultrafast optics
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a simple method for optimization of ultrafast switching performance in semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) devices. By simultaneously measuring switching dynamics over all possible interferometer bias points, we acquire an extinction map which accurately identifies operating conditions for high extinction and optimal switching.
DOI:	10.1109/PS.2007.4300755