Monolithically integrated wavelength-routing switch using tunable wavelength converters with double-ring-resonator tunable lasers

Toru Segawa; Shinji Matsuo; Takaaki Kakitsuka; Yasuo Shibata; Tomonari Sato; Yoshihiro Kawaguchi; Yasuhiro Kondo; Ryo Takahashi

doi:10.1587/transele.E94.C.1439

Monolithically integrated wavelength-routing switch using tunable wavelength converters with double-ring-resonator tunable lasers

Toru Segawa^*, Shinji Matsuo, Takaaki Kakitsuka, Yasuo Shibata, Tomonari Sato, Yoshihiro Kawaguchi, Yasuhiro Kondo, Ryo Takahashi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present an 8 × 8 wavelength-routing switch (WRS) that monolithically integrates tunable wavelength converters (TWCs) and an 8 × 8 arrayed-waveguide grating. The TWC consists of a double-ring-resonator tunable laser (DRR TL) allowing rapid and stable switching and a semiconductor-optical- amplifier-based optical gate. Two different types of dry-etched mirrors form the laser cavity of the DRR TL, which enable integration of the optical components of the WRS on a single chip. The monolithic WRS performed 1 × 8 high-speed wavelength routing of a non-return-to-zero signal at 10Gbit/s. The switching operation was demonstrated by simultaneously using two adjacent TWCs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1439-1446
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEICE Transactions on Electronics
Volume	E94-C
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1587/transele.E94.C.1439
Publication status	Published - 2011 Sept
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

All-optical switch
Monolithic integration
Photonic integrated circuits
Tunable laser
Wavelength conversion

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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