Switching Characteristics of All-Optical Wavelength-Selective Switch Using Waveguide-Type Raman Amplifiers and 3-dB Couplers

Hiroki KISHIKAWA
Nobuo GOTO

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E89-C    No.7    pp.1108-1111
Publication Date: 2006/07/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1353
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e89-c.7.1108
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Lasers, Quantum Electronics
Keyword: 
optical switch,  all-optical,  wavelength-selectivity,  coupled-mode theory,  finite-difference beam-propagation method,  

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Summary: 
Switching characteristics such as wavelength dependency and phase dependency are investigated for our proposed switch which consists of waveguide-type Raman amplifiers and 3-dB couplers. As a result, the available range of wavelength and phase shift due to nonlinear effect are estimated about 20 nm around 1.55 µm and about 10 degrees, respectively.