DocumentCode
1066932
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
Volume
30
Issue
6
fYear
1994
fDate
3/17/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
493
Lastpage
494
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19940329
Filename
280548
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