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Ultrafast all-optical demultiplexer based on monolithic Mach–Zehnder interferometer with integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers

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A monolithically integrated and fully packaged Mach–Zehnder interferometer with semiconductor optical amplifiers (MZI-SOA) is demonstrated as polarisation-independent high-speed demultiplexer for up to 160 Gbit/s optical time division multiplexed (OTDM) data streams.

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  1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland

    M. Dülk, ST. Fischer, M. Bitter, M. Caraccia, W. Vogt, E. Gini & H. Melchior

  2. Opto Speed SA, CH-6805, Mezzovico, Switzerland

    W. Hunziker

  3. Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    A. Buxens, H.N. Poulsen & A.T. Clausen

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Dülk, M., Fischer, S., Bitter, M. et al. Ultrafast all-optical demultiplexer based on monolithic Mach–Zehnder interferometer with integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers. Optical and Quantum Electronics 33, 899–906 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017585232283

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