WAVELENGTH CONVERTER BASED ON INTEGRATED ALL-ACTIVE 3-PORT MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER

被引:24
作者
SCHILLING, M
DAUB, K
IDLER, W
BAUMS, D
KOERNER, U
LACH, E
LAUBE, G
WUNSTEL, K
机构
[1] Alcatel SEL AG, Research Center, Optoelectronic Components Division ZFZ/WO, Lorenzstr, 10
关键词
SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;
D O I
10.1049/el:19941482
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The realisation and first static results of a novel monolithic Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) wavelength converter configuration in InGaAsP/InP MQW technology is reported. The compact all-active three-port MZI device allows for effective improvement of the on/off ratio up to 18dB (from 6 to 26dB) due to direct optical access to one of the interferometer arms by an extra input branch. This device is very attractive for high-capacity optical networks.
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页码:2128 / 2130
页数:3
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