DocumentCode
2923077
Title
All-optical format and wavelength conversion using polarization switching in a FP laser diode
Author
Chow, C.W. ; Wong, C.S. ; Tsang, H.K.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
10-14 Nov. 2002
Firstpage
629
Abstract
We demonstrate an all-optical data-format and wavelength conversion by polarization switching of a dual-wavelength injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser. Pulse shortening and error-free measurement are obtained. Application to an optical switch is also described.
Keywords
light polarisation; optical pulse compression; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor lasers; NRZ to RZ format conversion; all-optical data-format; dual-wavelength injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser; error-free measurement; optical switch; polarization switching; power penalty; pulse shortening; wavelength conversion; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers; Tellurium; Wavelength conversion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7500-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159463
Filename
1159463
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