Title :
All-optical storage of a 1.25 kb packet at 10 Gb/s
Author :
Hall, K.L. ; Moores, J.D. ; Rauschenbach, K.A. ; Wong, W.S. ; Ippen, E.P. ; Haus, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
An all-optical pulse storage ring storing a 1.25 kb packet at 10 Gb/s is demonstrated. Optical modulation of the transmission of a semiconductor diode amplifier via cross-gain saturation provides timing stability in the ring.<>
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical saturation; optical storage; semiconductor lasers; stability; 1.25 kbit; 10 Gbit/s; all-optical pulse storage ring storing; all-optical storage; cross-gain saturation; optical modulation; semiconductor diode amplifier; timing stability; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Time division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
