Title :
All-optical clock division at 10 and 20 GHz in a semiconductor optical amplifier based nonlinear loop mirror
Author :
Kelly, A.E. ; Manning, R.J. ; Poustie, A.J. ; Blow, K.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
6/25/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Spontaneous all-optical clock division at 10 and 20 GHz is reported. This is achieved using a semiconductor optical amplifier based nonlinear loop mirror arrangement in which the reflected pulses are fed back as switching pulses
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; 10 GHz; 20 GHz; all-optical clock division; laser feedback; reflected pulses; semiconductor optical amplifier based nonlinear loop mirror; spontaneous all-optical clock division; switching pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980948
