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 (https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.35.000417)

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.

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Glesk, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-8069

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	47759
  Dates:	Date Event 20 January 1996 Published
  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:	21 May 2021 03:20
  Related URLs:	Scopus publication
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/47759