Title :
Optical loop mirror with semiconductor laser amplifier
Author_Institution :
Heinrich Hertz Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin, Germany
fDate :
7/30/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nonlinear optical loop mirror is reported, employing a semiconductor laser amplifier (SLA). The input-output characteristic is distinctly nonlinear, and when operating as an optical correlator, an extinction ratio of 13 dB was achieved.
Keywords :
optical correlation; optical information processing; optical saturation; semiconductor junction lasers; SLALOM; extinction ratio; gain saturation; input-output characteristic; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical correlator; semiconductor laser amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920956
