Fast Extinction Ratio Enhancement With a Graphene-Based Device on $1.5~\mu \text{m}$ Optical Signals

Abstract

Ability of fast intensity discrimination provided by a graphene-based saturable absorber device is demonstrated in the perspective of all-optical signal processing in $1.5~\mu \text{m}$ wavelength range. The dynamic extinction ratio enhancement is measured as more than 3 dB. It is argued that, the device performances are promising enough to be tested further in an efficient all-optical module to reduce crosstalk or intensity noise in high rate signals.