Title :
Femtosecond all-optical devices for tera-bit/sec optical networks
Author_Institution :
FESTA Labs., Femtosecond Technol. Res. Assoc., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Ultrafast optoelectronic devices are crucial for fulfilling the future requirement of communication network throughput to enter the 1 Tb/s to 10 Tb/s range. This paper discusses the requirements of optoelectronic devices operating in the femtosecond time domain and reviews recent progress of novel devices, such as femtosecond devices for ultrashort pulse generation, compression and switching.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical switches; 1 to 10 Tbit/s; femtosecond all-optical device; optical communication network; ultrafast optoelectronic device; ultrashort pulse compression; ultrashort pulse generation; ultrashort pulse switching; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Pulse compression methods; Semiconductor lasers; Space technology; Space vector pulse width modulation; Throughput; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 2000. IEDM '00. Technical Digest. International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6438-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2000.904389
