Abstract
We demonstrate the first cascaded operation of integrated 4×4 hybrid MZI-SOA optical switches. Experimental studies emulate a 16×16 hybrid switch with 15dB IPDR for IdB penalty and 43% reduced power consumption than equivalent SOA-based switches.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2017 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2017 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781943580231 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 May 2017 |
| Event | 2017 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2017 - Los Angeles, USA United States Duration: 19 Mar 2017 → 23 Mar 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Digest of Technical Papers - Topical Meeting on Optical Fiber Communication |
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| Publisher | IEEE-OSA |
| ISSN (Print) | 0743-1910 |
Conference
| Conference | 2017 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | USA United States |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Period | 19/03/17 → 23/03/17 |
Funding
This research has received funding from EPSRC through the INTERNET project and from the EU via the FP7 PARADIGM project. Supporting data for this publication is available at the Cambridge data repository: http://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics