FAST 2X2 MACH-ZEHNDER OPTICAL SPACE SWITCHES USING INGAASP-INP MULTI-QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES

Authors
AGRAWAL N WEINERT CM EHRKE HJ MEKONNEN GG FRANKE D BORNHOLDT C LANGENHORST R
Citation
N. Agrawal et al., FAST 2X2 MACH-ZEHNDER OPTICAL SPACE SWITCHES USING INGAASP-INP MULTI-QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES, IEEE photonics technology letters, 7(6), 1995, pp. 644-645
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
7
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
644 - 645
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1995)7:6<644:F2MOSS>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We report fast 2 x 2 Mach-Zehnder optical space switches by using quan tum confined Stark effect in InGaAsP-InP multiquantum-well structures that are ultracompact, require low voltages, and employ a simple RF dr ive with RC time-constant limited lumped electrodes. Cut-off frequenci es in excess of 10 GHz are observed suitable for a variety of fast opt ical switching applications.