Performances of switching window of ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (UNI) demultiplexer

In this paper, the theoretical model of the UNI is proposed in detail, which counts on the ultrafast nonlinearities and longitudinal effects of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The transfer function of UNI is also obtained. The switching window, which is a key parameter for demultiplexer, is then analyzed. It's shown that the switching window properties are determined by the length of SOA, the length of the birefringence fiber (BRF), and the parameters of control pulses such as control pulse energy, pulsewidth, power.