Abstract
We present a theoretical analysis of recently demonstrated ultrafast all-optical interferometric switching devices (based on Sagnac and Mach–Zehnder interferometers) that use a large optical nonlinearity in a resonant regime. These devices achieve ˜10-ps switching windows and do not require high-energy optical control pulses. We theoretically analyze and compare one Sagnac and two Mach–Zehnder switching configurations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-426 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Applied Optics |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 20 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Mach–Zehnder
- Resonant optical nonlinearities
- Sagnac
- Semiconductor optical amplifiers
- Terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer
- Ultrafast all-optical switch