Title :
Saturation effects in a terahertz asymmetric optical demultiplexer
Author :
Zhou, Deyu ; Kang, Koo Il ; Glesk, Ivan ; Prucnal, PAul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
Ultrafast optical demultiplexers capable of switching a user channel from data streams as high as hundreds of GHz are essential components in high speed optical time division multiplexed networks and optical signal processing. Terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexers (TOADs) utilize novel interferometric configurations to explore these large and slow nonlinearities in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; submillimetre wave devices; TOADs; data streams; high speed optical time division multiplexed networks; interferometric configurations; large slow nonlinearities; optical signal processing; saturation effects; semiconductor optical amplifiers; terahertz asymmetric optical demultiplexer; ultrafast optical demultiplexers; user channel; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737710
