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We consider a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a Bragg grating in one arm, and model the resulting nonlinear switch in time-dependent simulations. Compared with a pure Mach-Zehnder device the switching threshold is significantly reduced; compared with a gap soliton switch a reasonable operating bandwidth and low pulse distortion is achieved.
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