Title :
Optical compensation of fiber nonlinearity using vertical micro-cavity saturable absorber
Author :
Suda, Satoshi ; Koyama, Fumio ; Nishiyama, Nobuhiko ; Caneau, Catherine ; Zah, Chung-en
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
Abstract :
We demonstrate the optical compensation of self-phase modulation in fiber by using the VCSEL-based nonlinear phase shifter. The transient phase shift of 25psec pulses induced by self-phase modulation in fiber could be optically compensated.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; microcavities; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical phase shifters; optical saturable absorption; optical transmitters; self-phase modulation; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL compensator; VCSEL-based nonlinear phase shifter; fiber nonlinearity; long-haul fiber transmission systems; optical compensation; self-phase modulation; transient phase shift; vertical microcavity saturable absorber; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636010
