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Comparison of Sagnac and Mach-Zehnder ultrafast all-optical interferometric switches based on a semiconductor resonant optical nonlinearity

Kang, K. I. and Chang, T. G. and Glesk, I. and Prucnal, P. R. (1996) Comparison of Sagnac and Mach-Zehnder ultrafast all-optical interferometric switches based on a semiconductor resonant optical nonlinearity. Applied Optics, 35 (3). pp. 417-426. ISSN 0003-6935

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Abstract

We present a theoretical analysis of recently demonstrated ultrafast all-optical interferometric switching devices (based on Sagnac and Mach-Zehnder interferometers) that use a large optical nonlinearity in a resonant regime. These devices achieve ∼10-ps switching windows and do not require high-energy optical control pulses. We theoretically analyze and compare one Sagnac and two Mach-Zehnder switching configurations.

Item type:Article
ID code:47759
Keywords:Mach-Zehnder, resonant optical nonlinearities, Sagnac, semiconductor optical amplifiers, terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer, ultrafast all-optical switch, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Science > Physics > Optics. Light
Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited:02 May 2014 11:33
Last modified:04 Mar 2019 11:13
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URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/47759
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