Low threshold and tunable all-optical switch using two-photon absorption in array of nonlinear ring resonators coupled to MZI

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 976-981

  Rostami, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fast optical switch; MZI; Nonlinear ring resonators; Switching threshold; Tunable all optical switch; Two photon absorption

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHASE SHIFT;

FAST OPTICAL SWITCHES; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER (MZI); NONLINEAR RING RESONATORS; SWITCHING THRESHOLD; TUNABLE ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHES; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION;

RESONATORS;

EID: 33746174954     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2006.01.021     Document Type: Article

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