Abstract
The self-switching mechanism in a Sagnac interferometer is studied numerically. A
new structure of a semiconductor-optical-amplifier (SOA)-based Sagnac
interferometer self-switch (SISS) is presented. For analyzing the switching
characteristics of the structure, an improved finite-difference beam propagation
method is utilized to study counterpropagation pulses in the SOA. All intraband
nonlinear gain compression effects in the SOA that have not been considered
simultaneously in previous Sagnac switches are considered. The effects of
structural and input pulse parameters on the SISS operation are analyzed.
Simulation results determine the optimum condition for the maximum switching
output power.
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