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Static optical cross phase modulation in active multimode interference couplers

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The static performance of active multimode interference (MMI) couplers is analyzed in the presence of two different optical signals using a beam propagation method (BPM)-based simulation. To examine the feasibility of a novel all-optical switch based on active MMI; the simulation is mainly used to evaluate the amount of phase change resulting in the output of one optical signal by varying the intensity of the other at different injected carrier density. The simulation code is based on the finite difference (FD)-BPM and is including the distribution of photon density, carrier density, and refractive index.

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  1. Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    S. Ibrahim, X. Song, M. Sugiyama & Y. Nakano

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Ibrahim, S., Song, X., Sugiyama, M. et al. Static optical cross phase modulation in active multimode interference couplers. Opt Quant Electron 40, 419–424 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-008-9215-8

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