Abstract
We describe the operation of an all-optical switching device based upon an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. Device fabrication techniques in GaAS/AlGaAs materials are summarised. The switching characteristics of the device are analysed using the nonlinear beam-propagation method.
© 1988 Optical Society of America
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