Title :
Novel gain-transparent SOA-switch for high bitrate OTDM add/drop multiplexing
Author :
Diez, S. ; Ludwig, R. ; Patzak, E. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical switch with the inherent advantage of leaving the non-switched pulses undisturbed the switching principle is based on index modulations at 1.55 μm that originate from gain saturation in a 1.3 μm semiconductor optical amplifier
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical saturation; optical switches; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; refractive index; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; 1.3 μm semiconductor optical amplifier; 1.3 mum; 1.55 mum; all-optical switch; gain saturation; gain-transparent SOA-switch; high bitrate OTDM add/drop multiplexing; index modulations; non-switched pulses; switching principle; Bit rate; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732659
