Time domain switching/demultiplexing using four wave mixing in GaInP photonic crystal waveguides

Opt Express. 2011 Mar 28;19(7):6093-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.19.006093.

Abstract

We describe dynamical four wave mixing (FWM) functionalities of an GaInP photonic crystal waveguide. A W1 waveguide was used to wavelength convert 100 ps pulses and for sampling a 10.56 Gbit/s data stream so as to time demultiplex it into 16 or 32 channels. In all cases, the extracted pulses at the idler wavelength are undistorted and have a high signal to noise ratio proving the high efficiency and the versatility of the FWM process in the GaInP PhC waveguides we used.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Gallium / chemistry*
  • Indium / chemistry*
  • Materials Testing
  • Phosphines / chemistry*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Phosphines
  • Indium
  • gallium phosphide
  • Gallium
  • indium phosphide