Simulation of an all-optical 1 x 2 SMZ switch with a high contrast ratio

Chiang, Ming-Feng, Ghassemlooy, Zabih, Ng, Wai Pang, Le Minh, Hoa and Abd El Aziz, Ahmad (2010) Simulation of an all-optical 1 x 2 SMZ switch with a high contrast ratio. The Mediterranean Journal of Electronics and Communications, 6 (2). pp. 58-64. ISSN 1744-2400

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Abstract

In this paper, an all-optical 1×2 high contrast ratio (CR) switch based on the symmetric Mach-Zehnder (SMZ) interferometers is presented. Simulation results show a remarkable improvement of the inter-output CR (~25 dB) between the two outputs compared with an existing SMZ switch. It is shown that the proposed switch offers high values of inter-output CR (> 32dB) over a wide range of input powers using appropriate power of the control pulses. The proposed switch can also support broadcast and drop switching modes when using together with an additional XOR gate.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Optical switch, symmetric mach-zehnder, optical logic gate, high contrast ratio, broadcast mode
Subjects:	H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	EPrint Services
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2010 07:49
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 22:55
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/1181

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