Demonstration of an all-optical switch using cross-polarization modulationin semiconductor optical amplifiers

Authors
Soto, H Dominguez, JC Erasme, D Guekos, G
Citation
H. Soto et al., Demonstration of an all-optical switch using cross-polarization modulationin semiconductor optical amplifiers, MICROW OPT, 29(3), 2001, pp. 205-208
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
08952477 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
205 - 208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-2477(20010505)29:3<205:DOAASU>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We propose an all-optical switch based on cross-polarization; modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), operating at 2.5 Gbits/s with an NRZ pseudorandom data sequence. The effect consists of an induced modificat ion of the birefringence and waveguide eigenmodes of an SOA produced bq a s trong control beam. (C) 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.