All-optical Mach-Zehnder-interferometer-based demultiplexer - A computer simulation study

M. Kolesik; M. Matus; J. V. Moloney

doi:10.1109/LPT.2002.805744

All-optical Mach-Zehnder-interferometer-based demultiplexer - A computer simulation study

M. Kolesik, M. Matus, J. V. Moloney

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Abstract

An all-optical demultiplexer based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is simulated using a realistic simulation engine. A novel scheme is proposed that utilizes the active interferometer arms in a bidirectional regime for simultaneous pre-amplification of the control light pulses and for differential nonlinear control of the interferometer balance. The device design incorporates an on-chip delay line as well as fine-tuning of the control pulse powers for optimal extinction ratio. This leads to a more compact device and an improved performance at speeds of up to 200 Gb/s.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	78-80
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2002.805744
State	Published - Jan 2003

Keywords

Active Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI)
All-optical demultiplexing
Computer simulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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