Monolithic integration of an all-optical Mach-Zehnder demultiplexer using an asymmetric twin-waveguide structure

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 600-602

  Studenkov, P V ^b   Gokhale, M R ^b   Wei, J ^c   Lin, W ^d   Glesk, I ^c   Prucnal, P R ^a,c   Forrest, S R ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b ASIP Inc   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

^d PRINCETON LIGHTWAVE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical switching; Asymmetric twin waveguide; Mach Zehnder interferometer; Monolithic integration; Optical time division multiplexing; Photonic integrated circuits

Indexed keywords

DEMULTIPLEXING; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ASSYMETRIC TWIN WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; INTERFEROMETER CONFIGURATION; MACH ZEHNDER DEMULTIPLEXER; PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PROPAGATING OPTICAL SIGNAL; SWITCHING WINDOW;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0035363839     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.924035     Document Type: Article

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