Self-phase modulation in cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers and its application in all-optical self-synchronization

Min Zhang; Ling Wang; Yongpeng Zhao; Jiaohong Yan; Peida Ye

doi:10.1117/12.570424

11 February 2005 Self-phase modulation in cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers and its application in all-optical self-synchronization

Min Zhang, Ling Wang, Yongpeng Zhao, Jiaohong Yan, Peida Ye

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Proceedings Volume 5625, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570424
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

In this paper, self-phase modulation (SPM) effect in cascaded Mach-Zehnder Interferometers (MZIs) is studied thoroughly, first in single stage and then in multi-stages. Its application in all-optical self-synchronization is proposed. The SPM effect in cascaded MZIs is strengthened by assisting semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), making the proposal simple, integrable and needing no special marker pulses. Furthermore, corresponding system performance is examined and advice is given on the designing of key system parameters.

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Min Zhang, Ling Wang, Yongpeng Zhao, Jiaohong Yan, and Peida Ye "Self-phase modulation in cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers and its application in all-optical self-synchronization", Proc. SPIE 5625, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems II, (11 February 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570424

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