SWITCHING POWER REDUCTION USING A PUMPED NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLER

Authors
DAVIS MK DIGONNET MJF
Citation
Mk. Davis et Mjf. Digonnet, SWITCHING POWER REDUCTION USING A PUMPED NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLER, IEEE photonics technology letters, 8(10), 1996, pp. 1328-1330
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
8
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1328 - 1330
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1996)8:10<1328:SPRUAP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We show that in a nonlinear directional coupler (NLDC) in which the si gnal is controlled by a pump of appropriate and different wavelength, the power needed for full switching is 3 times lower than for the same device used as a self switch. This power requirement is only root 3 t imes higher than for a Mach-Zehnder snitch, which makes the NLDC even more appealing for practical multiplexing and switching applications.