Bandwidth analysis of all-optical turbo-switch

We propose and develop a frequency-domain model to analyze the bandwidth of all-optical turbo-switch. The model has taken the spatial inhomogeneity of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) into consideration for the first time. The simulations based on the model show that the 3-dB bandwidth of turbo-switch could reach up to ~270 GHz when the second SOA is oversaturated. However, the overshoot will be higher, which may result in the distortion of the output signal. There is a trade-off between the bandwidth and the flatness of frequency response characteristics for turbo-switch operation. In addition, the optimum position of the delay-interferometer (DI) is investigated, showing that the level of the overshoot is relatively lower if the DI is placed between the two SOAs.