DocumentCode
378280
Title
Single optical clock pulse generator for processing ultrafast asynchronous optical packets
Author
Nakahara, Tatsushi ; Takahashi, Ryo ; Takenouchi, Hirokazu ; Suzuki, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution
NTT Photonics Labs., Atsugi, Japan
Volume
4
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
508
Abstract
A new scheme for generating a single optical clock pulse from an ultrafast asynchronous optical packet is proposed and a 6.6-ps pulse is demonstrated. The scheme uses an InP OEIC, a gain-switched LD, and a pulse compressor, and is applicable to a self-serial-to-parallel conversion system.
Keywords
HEMT integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; clocks; indium compounds; integrated circuit layout; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; packet switching; semiconductor lasers; 6.6 ps; InP; InP OEIC; gain-switched LD; photonic networks; pulse compressor; serial-to-parallel conversion scheme; single optical clock pulse generator; ultrafast asynchronous optical packets; Clocks; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical mixing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6705-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989081
Filename
989081
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