Increased sensitivity through maximizing the extinction ratio of SOI delay-interferometer receiver for 10G DPSK

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 14698-14704

  Aamer, M ^a   Griol, A ^a   Brimont, A ^a   Gutierrez, A M ^a   Sanchis, P ^a   Hakansson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b DAS Photonics SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS;

ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; EXTINCTION RATIOS; FIXED WAVELENGTH; MACH-ZEHNDER DELAY INTERFEROMETERS; MICRO-HEATERS; OPERATING WAVELENGTH; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; RECEIVER SENSITIVITY; SILICON-ON-INSULATORS; WAVEGUIDE PROPAGATION;

OPTICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84863762420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.014698     Document Type: Article

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