Title :
High speed all-optical functional elements using injection locked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Horer, J. ; Weich, K. ; Möhrle, M. ; Patzak, E. ; Sartorius, B.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The speed of all-optical switching using injection locked lasers is analyzed. A model describing two-section lasers is developed yielding a speed above 20 Gb/s. The function of a decision unit is experimentally demonstrated at 10 Gb/s
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical switches; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor switches; waveguide lasers; 10 Gbit/s; 20 Gbit/s; all-optical switching; decision unit; high speed all-optical functional elements; injection locked semiconductor lasers; two-section lasers; Charge carrier density; Clocks; Electrons; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Probes; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994., 14th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1754-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1994.519163
