Title :
Fast all-optical switching using two-section injection-locked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Weich, K. ; Patzak, E. ; Horer, J.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH
fDate :
3/17/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Clocked decision, retiming and pulse shaping as well as wavelength conversion (32 nm) is demonstrated at 2.5 and 5 Gbit/s with bistable semiconductor lasers. It is also shown that switching is possible at 10 Gbit/s using the same mechanism
Keywords :
clocks; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical bistability; optical frequency conversion; optical saturable absorption; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; 5 Gbit/s; bistable semiconductor lasers; clocked decision; fast all-optical switching; pulse shaping; retiming; saturable absorber; two-section injection-locked semiconductor lasers; wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940329
