Title :
Single shot multi-channel demultiplexing at 1.55 /spl mu/m by using an optical Kerr gate of an organic dye film
Author :
Mitsu, H. ; Tatsuura, A. ; Matsubara, T. ; Tian, M. ; Sato, Y. ; Iwasa, I. ; Furuki, M.
Author_Institution :
Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We report single-shot demultiplexing of optical pulses at 1.55 /spl mu/m. Using an organic dye film as a two-dimensional optical switch, we succeeded to observe conversion of 1 Tbit/s serial femtosecond laser pulses into parallel pulses.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; dyes; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical communication; optical films; optical switches; 1 Tbit/s; 1.55 mum; optical Kerr gate; organic dye film; serial-parallel pulse conversion; single shot multichannel demultiplexing; two-dimensional optical switch;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6