Title :
All-optical storage of picosecond pulse packets using wavelength-induced XPM and parametric amplification
Author :
Agarwal, A. ; Wang, L. ; Su, Y. ; Kumar, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present phase-insensitive loading of external data in an all-optical storage line wherein linear loss is compensated by phase-sensitive parametric amplification. Storage is achieved for about 100 circulations within the fiber buffer.
Keywords :
High-speed optical techniques; Light interferometers; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical parametric amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical storage; Phase modulation; all-optical storage; all-optical storage line; circulation; cross phase modulation; external data; fiber buffer; linear loss compensation; optical parametric amplification; phase-insensitive loading; picosecond pulse packets; wavelength-induced XPM; Buffer storage; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical buffering; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868421
